ברותא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /b(ə)roθɑ/

Noun

בְּרֹותָא • (bərōṯā) f (plural בְּרֹותֵא (bərōṯē))

  1. cypress, juniper

Descendants
  • Classical Syriac: ܒܪܘܬܐ (bərōṯā)
  • →? Ancient Greek: βράθυ (bráthu), βορατίνη (boratínē), βόρατον (bóraton)
    • → Ge'ez: ቡራት (burat), ቡራቴን (buraten), ቡራቴ (burate)
    • → Latin: bratus
  • → Hebrew: בְּרֹות (bərōṯ)

References
  • “brwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 108
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 33–38
  • Wagner, Max (1966) Die lexikalischen und grammatikalischen Aramaismen im alttestamentlichen Hebräisch (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 96) (in German), Berlin: Alfred Töpelmann, →ISBN, page 38
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