برية

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic בריאה, ברייה (creature, creation). Related to the verb بَرَأَ (baraʔa), which is also a borrowing.

Noun

بَرِيَّة • (bariyya) f (plural بَرِيَّات (bariyyāt) or بَرَايَا (barāyā))

  1. creatures
    Synonyms: خَلِيقَة (ḵalīqa), وَرَى (warā), خَلْق (ḵalq)
Declension
Alternative forms

Noun

بَرِّيَّة • (barriyya) f (plural بَرَارٍ (barārin) or بَرِّيَّات (barriyyāt))

  1. wilderness
Declension
Descendants
  • Lishana Deni: ברייא (bariya)

Adjective

بَرِّيَّة • (barriyya) f

  1. feminine singular of بَرِّيّ (barriyy, wild)

References

  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “برية”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “برية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brij.ja/

Noun

برية • (briyya) f (plural بريات (briyyāt))

  1. letter (written or printed communication)
    بغيت نبعت لك شي برية
    bḡīt nabʕatlek ši briyya
    I would like to send you a letter.

Descendants

  • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵜⴰⴱⵔⴰⵜ (tabrat)
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