ܒܪܝܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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

• ܒܪܝܼܟܵܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [briːkɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA^(key): [briːt͡ʃɑː]
• ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [briːxɑː]

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

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

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

1. blessed

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!

ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (brīḵā) m

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

• ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܘܿ (brīḵō) (diminutive, nickname)