ܒܝܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܪܬܐ

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒁉𒅕𒌅 (birtu [BI.IR.TU]); compare Hebrew בִּירָה (birá, “capital city”) and the Old Armenian loanword բերդ (berd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈbiːrtɑː] (singular)
• (Standard) IPA^(key): [biːˈrɑːθɑː] (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ • (bīrtā) f (plural ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bīrāṯā))

1. palace, castle, court

   Synonym: ܩܲܨܪܵܐ (qaṣrā)

2. fortress, citadel

   Synonyms: ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā), ܚܸܣܢܵܐ (ḥisnā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܝܼܪܬܝܼ (bīrtī)		ܒܝܼܪܬܲܢ (bīrtan)
	construct	ܒܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (bīraṯ)		2nd person	ܒܝܼܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (bīrtūḵ)	ܒܝܼܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (bīrtāḵ)	ܒܝܼܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bīrtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ (bīrtā)		3rd person	ܒܝܼܪܬܹܗ (bīrtēh)	ܒܝܼܪܬܵܗ̇ (bīrtāh)	ܒܝܼܪܬܗܘܿܢ (bīrthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (bīrāṯī)		ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (bīrāṯan)
	construct	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (bīrāṯ)		2nd person	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bīrāṯūḵ)	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bīrāṯāḵ)	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bīrāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bīrāṯā)		3rd person	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (bīrāṯēh)	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bīrāṯāh)	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bīrāṯhōn)

Proper noun

ܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ • (bīrtā) f

1. Tikrit (a city in northern Iraq)

   Synonym: ܬܲܓ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ (taḡrīṯ)

2. a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒁉𒅕𒌅 (birtu [BI.IR.TU]). Compare Hebrew בִּירָה (birâ) and the Old Armenian loanword բերդ (berd).

Alternative forms

• ܒܐܪܬܐ, ܒܪܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [birtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [birɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܝܪܬܐ)

1. palace, castle, court
2. fortress, citadel

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܝܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܝܪܐ		1st person	ܒܝܪܬܝ		ܒܝܪܬܢ
	construct	ܒܝܪܬ		2nd person	ܒܝܪܬܟ	ܒܝܪܬܟܝ	ܒܝܪܬܟܘܢ	ܒܝܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܝܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܝܪܬܗ	ܒܝܪܬܗ	ܒܝܪܬܗܘܢ	ܒܝܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܝܪܢ		1st person	ܒܝܪܬܢ		ܒܝܪܬܢ
	construct	ܒܝܪܬ		2nd person	ܒܝܪܬܟ	ܒܝܪܬܟܝ	ܒܝܪܬܟܘܢ	ܒܝܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܝܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܝܪܬܗ	ܒܝܪܬܗ	ܒܝܪܬܗܘܢ	ܒܝܪܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܪܬ ܗܕܡܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bajjɑrtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bajjɑrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܒܝܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. feminine emphatic singular of ܒܝܪܐ
2. feminine emphatic plural of ܒܝܪܐ

References

• “byrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-31
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 29a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 43a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pp. 115a, 143b