Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)roθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)roθe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܘܬܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) c ‎(plural ܒܪܘܬܐ)

1. cypress, juniper

Inflection

Etymology 2

From ܒܪܐ ‎(b(ə)rā(ʾ), “son”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ ‎(-ūṯā(ʾ), abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)ruθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܪܘܬܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. sonship, filiation

Inflection

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [barroθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܘܬܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f ‎(plural ܒܪܘܬܐ)

1. sawdust

Inflection

Synonyms

• ܢܣܪܬܐ

References

• “brw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “brwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 37a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 55a
• 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, p. 187b