ܒܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܪ ܩ (b r q)
5 terms
ܒܪܩܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic בַּרקָא (barqā), from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (lightning); compare Arabic بَرْق (barq), Hebrew בָּרָק (barák).

Pronunciation 1

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bɪr.qɑː]

Noun

ܒܸܪܩܵܐ • (birqā) m sg (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqē))

  1. lightning (high voltage between a cloud and the ground accompanied by a bright flash)
    ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܥܲܡ ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܘܪܲܥܡܵܐ.
    ˁalˁālā rabbā wē lēh timmāl b-laylē, ˁam birqā w-raˁmā.
    A big storm happened last night, with lightning and thunder.
  2. (by extension) electricity
    ܐܵܦ ܟܲܕ ܦܪܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܐܲܒܙܵܪܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܡܫܵܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ، ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ ܨܵܦܘܿܚܵܐܝܼܬ.
    āp kad prīˁ lan abzārā yāwmā mšāwḥrāˀīt, birqā qṭīˁ lēh ṣāpōḥāˀīt.
    Despite paying the bill a day late, the electricity cut suddenly.
  3. Ellipsis of ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܸܪܩܵܐ (šrāḡā dbirqā, electrical light, lamp).
Inflection
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bar.rɑːqɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ • (barrāqā) m sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (barrāqē), feminine ܒܲܪܵܩܬܵܐ (barrāqtā))

  1. electrician
  2. enchanter
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܩ (b-r-q), related to shining or flashing, from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (lightning); compare Arabic بَرْق (barq), Hebrew בָּרָק (bārāq).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈbar.qɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbar.qɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbɑr.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (barqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ (barqē))

  1. lightning
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ), derived from the same Semitic root related to shining as above.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈbɑr.qɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbɑr.qɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbor.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (bārqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ (bārqē))

  1. emerald
    Synonym: ܟܐܦܐ ܢܗܪܝܬܐ
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܩ (b-r-q), related to polishing.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [b(ə.)ˈrɑ.qɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbrɑ.qɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbro.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (bərāqā) m (uncountable)

  1. teeth grating
Inflection

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [barˈrɑ.qɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [barˈrɑ.qɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [bɑˈro.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (barrāqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ)

  1. enchanter, charmer (especially of snakes)
Inflection

References

  • brq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-29
  • brq5”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-29
  • brq4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-29
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 38b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 56b
  • 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, page 192a

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