ܒܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܪ ܪ (b r r)
2 terms

ܒܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܢܪܓܠ

From Arabic بَرِّيَّة (barriyya), itself from Aramaic בַּרָּא (barrā), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *barr-; Doublet of ܒܲܪܵܐ (barrā, “outside, exterior”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bar.riː.jɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ • (barīyā) m sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (barīyē))

1. (dialectal) desert, wilderness

   Synonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܒܪܵܐ (maḏbrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܲܪܝܼ (barī)		1st person	ܒܲܪܝܼܝܼ (barīyī)		ܒܲܪܝܼܲܢ (barīyan)
	construct	ܒܲܪܝܼ (barī)		2nd person	ܒܲܪܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (barīyōḵ)	ܒܲܪܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (barīyāḵ)	ܒܲܪܝܼܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barīyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (barīyā)		3rd person	ܒܲܪܝܼܹܗ (barīyēh)	ܒܲܪܝܼܵܗ̇ (barīyāh)	ܒܲܪܝܼܗܘܿܢ (barīhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܝܼܢ (barīyīn)		1st person	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܝܼ (barīyī)		ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܢ (barīyan)
	construct	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܝ (barīyay)		2nd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (barīyōḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (barīyāḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barīyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (barīyē)		3rd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܼܗܝ (barīyūh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܼܗ̇ (barīyōh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܝܗܘܿܢ (barīyayhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܪ ܪ (b r r)
2 terms

From ܒܲܪܵܐ (barrā, “outside, exterior”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [barrɑːjɑː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [barrɑːjeː] (plural)

Adjective

ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ • (barrāyā) (feminine ܒܲܪܵܝܬܵܐ (barrāytā), plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē))

1. external, outer, outward

   Antonym: ܓܲܘܵܝܵܐ (gawwāyā)

2. rustic, profane
3. foreign, alien, strange

   Synonym: ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (nuḵrāyā)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (barrāˀīṯ)
• ܐܵܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (āṯīr barrāyā, “outer space”)
• ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (sāḵā barrāyā, “perimeter”)

Noun

ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ • (barrāyē) m pl (plural only)

1. outside, the outdoors

   Antonym: ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gawwāyē)

   ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܐ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ.

   kē maḥḥibā barrāyē yatīr.

   She loves the outdoors better.

2. (by extension) foreign countries, abroad, overseas

   Synonym: ܠܒܲܪ ܡܸܢ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (lbar min aṯrā)

   ܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܡܙܲܝܚܝܼ ܥܲܡܲܢ.

   kul ḥa min barrāyē ṯē lhōn d-mzayḥī ˁamman.

   Everyone from abroad has come to celebrate with us.

3. (adverbially) outside

   Synonym: ܠܒܲܪܵܐ (lbarrā)

   Antonym: ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gawwāyē)

   ܦܵܠܛܲܚ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ― pālṭaḥ barrāyē ― Let’s go outside

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܝܼ (barrāyī)		ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܲܢ (barrāyan)
	construct	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܲܝ (barrāyay)		2nd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (barrāyōḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāyāḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē)		3rd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܗ (barrāyēh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (barrāyōh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܗܘܿܢ (barrāyhōn)

Etymology 3

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
3 terms

Passive participle of the verb ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, “to grow healthy or strong size, develop, fatten up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body)”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɪr.jɑː]

Adjective

ܒܸܪܝܵܐ • (biryā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā), plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (biryē))

1. developed in healthy or strong size, fattened up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body)

   ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܒܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ

   gušmā d-awa gaḇrā biryā ìlēh min d-kē pālēḥ barrāyē kul yōm

   That man’s body is developed [in healthy size and strength] because he works outside every day.

   ܟܲܕ݂ ܒܵܪܹܐ ܚܙܘܼܪܲܢ، ܒܸܬ ܡܙܲܒܢܲܚ ܠܹܗ

   kaḏ bārē ḥzūran, bit mzabnaḥ lēh

   When our pig fattens up, we will sell him.

Verb

ܒܸܪܝܵܐ • (biryā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā), plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (biryē))

1. past participle of ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, “to create”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [bərɑːjɑː]

Verb

ܒܪܵܝܵܐ • (brāyā)

1. present participle of ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, “to create”)