Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑħrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɑħre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܚܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܒܚܪܐ)

1. testing

Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܒ-ܚ-ܪ ‎(b-ḥ-r) related to examining.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baħħɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [baħħɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܚܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܒܚܪܐ)

1. scrutinizer, researcher

Inflection

Etymology 3

From Arabic بَحْر ‎(baḥr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baħrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [baħre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܚܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܒܚܪܐ)

1. sea

Inflection

Synonyms

• ܝܡܐ

References

• “bxr”, 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. 27b
• 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. 136a