ܒܝܠܕܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܒܝܠܕܪܐ, from Ancient Greek βερηδάριος (berēdários, “post-horse”) from Latin verēdārius; compare Arabic بَرِيد (barīd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bilːdɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ • (bīldārā) m (plural ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܹ̈ܐ (bīldārē), feminine ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܬܵܐ (bīldārtā))

1. courier, mailman, postmaster

   Synonym: ܪܲܗܵܛܵܐ (rahhāṭā)

2. post-horse
3. post, mail

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܝܼ (bīldārī)		ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܲܢ (bīldāran)
	construct	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ (bīldār)		2nd person	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (bīldārūḵ)	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (bīldārāḵ)	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bīldārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ (bīldārā)		3rd person	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܹܗ (bīldārēh)	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܗ̇ (bīldārāh)	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܗܘܿܢ (bīldārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ̈ܝܼ (bīldārī)		ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ̈ܲܢ (bīldāran)
	construct	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ̈ܲܝ (bīldāray)		2nd person	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (bīldārūḵ)	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (bīldārāḵ)	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bīldārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܹ̈ܐ (bīldārē)		3rd person	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (bīldārūh)	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bīldārōh)	ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bīldārhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܠܕܸܪ (baldir, “to mail”)
• ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (bīldārūtā, “mail, postal service”)
• ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܝܵܐ (bīldārāyā, “postal”)
• ܒܹܝܬ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ (bēt bīldārā, “post office”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܒܠܝܕܪܐ (bəlīḏārā), ܒܝܠܝܕܪܐ (bilīḏārā), ܒܪܝܕܪܐ (bərīḏārā), ܒܘܪܕܪܐ (burdārā), ܒܪܘܕܪܐ (bərūḏārā), ܒܪܐܕܪܐ (bərēḏārā)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βερηδάριος (berēdários), from Latin verēdārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bildɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bildɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܠܕܪܐ • (bildārā) m (plural ܒܝܠܕܪܐ (bildārē))

1. courier, letter carrier

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܝܠܕܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܝܠܕܪ		1st person	ܒܝܠܕܪܝ		ܒܝܠܕܪܢ
	construct	ܒܝܠܕܪ		2nd person	ܒܝܠܕܪܟ	ܒܝܠܕܪܟܝ	ܒܝܠܕܪܟܘܢ	ܒܝܠܕܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܝܠܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܝܠܕܪܗ	ܒܝܠܕܪܗ	ܒܝܠܕܪܗܘܢ	ܒܝܠܕܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܝܠܕܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܝܠܕܪܝ		ܒܝܠܕܪܝܢ
	construct	ܒܝܠܕܪܝ		2nd person	ܒܝܠܕܪܝܟ	ܒܝܠܕܪܝܟܝ	ܒܝܠܕܪܝܟܘܢ	ܒܝܠܕܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܝܠܕܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܝܠܕܪܘܗܝ	ܒܝܠܕܪܝܗ	ܒܝܠܕܪܝܗܘܢ	ܒܝܠܕܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bwrdr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bldr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 75a
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 95b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 31a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42b
• Růžička, Rudolf (1909) “Konsonantische Dissimilation in den semitischen Sprachen”, in Beiträge zur Assyriologie und semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[1] (in German), volume VI, number 4, Leipzig · Baltimore: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung · The Johns Hopkins Press, page 19
• 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, page 141a
• Ullmann, Manfred (1997) Zur Geschichte des Wortes barīd „Post“ [About the history of the word barīd ‘post’] (Beiträge zur Lexikographie des Klassischen Arabisch; 13)‎^[2] (in German), München: Verlag der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Kommission bei der C.H.Beck’schen Verlagsbuchhandlung, →ISBN, page 8 footnote 19