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

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [buxˈrɑːnɑː], [buħˈrɑːnɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [buxˈrɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܵܐ • (buḥrānām (plural ܒܘܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (buḥrānē))

  1. test, trial, proving, visitation
    Synonym: ܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܐ (nisyōnā)
  2. attack, turning point, decisive moment
  3. (medicine) crisis
  4. (Christianity) doomsday, apocalypse
    Synonyms: ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܕܝܼܢܵܐ (yawmā d-d-īnā, yawmā d-dīnā), ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܩܝܵܡܬܵܐ (yawmā dqyāmtā, yawmā d-qyāmtā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܚܪܵܢܵܐ
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 • (būḥrānām (plural ܒܘܚܪܢܐ (būḥrānē))

  1. test, trial, proving, visitation
  2. attack, turning point, decisive moment
  3. (medicine) crisis
  4. torture, affliction
  5. crucible

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܚܪܢܐ
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