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

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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