ܒܪܩܐ

Aramaic

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ (barqa)

  1. (Jewish Palestinian Aramaic) lightning


Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܩ (b-r-q) related to shining or flashing. Compare Arabic بَرْق (barq) and Hebrew בָּרָק (bārāq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [barqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [barqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ (barqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ)

  1. lightning
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ), derived from the same Semitic root related to shining as above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɑrqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bɑrqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ)

  1. emerald
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܩ (b-r-q) related to polishing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b(ə)rɑqɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. teeth grating
Inflection

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [barrɑqɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [barrɑqe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ)

  1. enchanter, charmer (especially of snakes)
Inflection

References

  • brq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 38b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 192a

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