ܒܘܚܪܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܚ ܪ (b ḥ r) |
| 1 term |
Of the noun pattern 1u23ānā, from the verb ܒܵܚܹܪ (bāḥēr). Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac [Term?] and calque of Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis); compare Arabic بُحْرَان (buḥrān).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܵܐ • (buḥrānā) m (plural ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (buḥrānē))
- test, trial, proving, visitation
- Synonym: ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܐ (nisyōnā)
- attack, turning point, decisive moment
- (medicine) crisis
- (Christianity) doomsday, apocalypse
- Synonyms: ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܕܝܼܢܵܐ (yawmā d-d-īnā, “yawmā d-dīnā”), ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܩܝܵܡܬܵܐ (yawmā dqyāmtā, “yawmā d-qyāmtā”)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢ (buḥrān) | 1st person | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܝܼ (buḥrānī) | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܲܢ (buḥrānan) | |||
| construct | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢ (buḥrān) | 2nd person | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (buḥrānōḵ) | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (buḥrānāḵ) | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (buḥrānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܵܐ (buḥrānā) | 3rd person | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܹܗ (buḥrānēh) | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܵܗ̇ (buḥrānāh) | ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܗܘܿܢ (buḥrānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܝܼܢ (buḥrānīn) | 1st person | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܝܼ (buḥrānī) | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܲܢ (buḥrānan) | |||
| construct | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܲܝ (buḥrānay) | 2nd person | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (buḥrānōḵ) | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (buḥrānāḵ) | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (buḥrānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (buḥrānē) | 3rd person | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗܝ (buḥrānūh) | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (buḥrānōh) | ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (buḥrānayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܟܘܼܪ ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܵܐ (kūr buḥrānā, “purgatory”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܒ ܚ ܪ, related to examining; compare Arabic بُحْرَان (buḥrān).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [buħˈrɑ.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [buxˈrɑ.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [buħˈro.no]
Noun
ܒܘܚܪܢܐ • (būḥrānā) m (plural ܒܘܚܪܢܐ (būḥrānē))
- test, trial, proving, visitation
- attack, turning point, decisive moment
- (medicine) crisis
- torture, affliction
- crucible
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܘܚܪܢ | 1st person | ܒܘܚܪܢܝ | ܒܘܚܪܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܘܚܪܢ | 2nd person | ܒܘܚܪܢܟ | ܒܘܚܪܢܟܝ | ܒܘܚܪܢܟܘܢ | ܒܘܚܪܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܘܚܪܢܐ | 3rd person | ܒܘܚܪܢܗ | ܒܘܚܪܢܗ | ܒܘܚܪܢܗܘܢ | ܒܘܚܪܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܒܘܚܪܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܒܘܚܪܢܝ | ܒܘܚܪܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܘܚܪܢܝ | 2nd person | ܒܘܚܪܢܝܟ | ܒܘܚܪܢܝܟܝ | ܒܘܚܪܢܝܟܘܢ | ܒܘܚܪܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܘܚܪܢܐ | 3rd person | ܒܘܚܪܢܘܗܝ | ܒܘܚܪܢܝܗ | ܒܘܚܪܢܝܗܘܢ | ܒܘܚܪܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “bwḥrn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 10 May 2019
- Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 27b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 37b
- 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, →ISBN, pages 125a–b