ܒܪܝܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ (b r k)
6 terms

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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From Aramaic בְרִיכָא (bərīḵā); related to Arabic مُبَارِك (mubārik) and Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (barúkh).

Pronunciation

• ܒܪܝܼܟܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [briːkɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA^(key): [briːt͡ʃɑː]
• ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [briːxɑː]

Verb

ܒܪܝܼܟܵܐ • (brīkā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܟܬ݂ܵܐ (brīkṯā), plural ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟܹܐ (brīkē))

1. past participle of ܒܵܪܹܟ (bārēk, “to kneel”)

Adjective

ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (brīḵā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ (brīḵtā), plural ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟ݂ܹܐ (brīḵē))

1. blessed

Derived terms

• ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ḥaḇšabbā brīḵā)
• ܛܲܗܪܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ṭahrā brīḵā)
• ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (yāwmā brīḵā)
• ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏūḵ brīḵā)
• ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ṣaprā brīḵā)
• ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ramšā brīḵā)
• ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (šāḇōˁā brīḵā)

Interjection

ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (brīḵā) m sg (feminine singular ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ (brīḵtā), plural ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟ݂ܹܐ (brīḵē))

1. congratulations (to a man) (used to express praise and approval, expressing approbation)

   ܕܝܼ ܠܵܐ! ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ!

   dī lā! brīḵā yā ḥaḇrī!

   No way! Congratulations my friend!

2. may it be blessed (used to congratulate or compliment someone upon receiving something new, an award, etc.)

   ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟ݂ܹܐ ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫ̈ܘܿܟ݂ ܚܲܕ݂ܬܹ̈ܐ

   brīḵē lḇūšōḵ ḥaḏtē

   May your new clothes be blessed.

   ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܥܹܕܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܚܲܕ݇ܬ݂ܬܵܐ!

   brīḵtā ˁēdtāwḵōn ḥaṯtā!

   Blessed be your new church!

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (brīḵā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܘܿ (brīḵō) (diminutive, nickname)