ܒܪܝܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ‎ (b r k)
5 terms
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Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [briːkɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [briːt͡ʃɑː]

Verb

ܒܪܝܼܟܵܐ • (brīkā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܟܬܵܐ‎ (brīktā), plural ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟܹܐ (brīkē))

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [briːxɑː]

Adjective

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

  1. blessed, happy

Interjection

ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (brīḵā)

  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 a new item, an award, etc.)
    ‏ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟ݂ܹܐ ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫ̈ܘܿܟ݂ ܚܲܕ݂ܬܹ̈ܐ‎ ― brīḵē lḇūšōḵ ḥaḏtē ― Congratulations on your new clothes (literally, “May your new clothes be blessed.”)
Usage notes
  • This is used when said to something in the masculine singular form; the feminine singular is ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ (brīḵtā), the masculine plural is ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟ݂ܹܐ (brīḵē) and the feminine plural is ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟ݂ܵܬܹܐ (brīḵātē).
  • The typical response is ܒܘܼܪܟܬܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (būrktā ˁalūḵ, literally “Blessing upon you”)

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (brīḵā) m

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