ܒܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܪ ܩ‎ (b r q)
3 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.‎‎
    ʿalʿālā rabbā wē lēh timmāl blaylē, ʿam birqā w-raʿmā.
    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 priʿ lan abzārā yāwmā mšāwḥrāʾīt, birqā qṭiʿ lēh ṣāpoḥāʾīt.
    Despite paying the bill a day late, the electricity cut suddenly.
  3. Ellipsis of ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܸܪܩܵܐ‎ (šrāḡā dbirqā, “electrical light, lamp”).
    ‏ܡܘܼܟ̰ܡܸܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܸܪܩܵܐ؟‎‎ ― Did you turn off the light?
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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