Nat 36:8↗ܒܪܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܪܓܐbrtˀ dpylrgˀברתא דפילרגאܒܪܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܪܓܐbrtˀ dpylrgˀברתא דפילרגאܒܪܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܪܓܐܒܪܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܪܓܐ: stork egg;ThbK2 30:13↗ܕܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܡܐ ܠܟܝܢܐ܂ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܬܗ݀ ܘܒܪܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܪܚܬܐdmn kynˀ wlˀ dmˀ lkynˀ. ˀyk prḥtˀ mn brthh wbrtˀ mn prḥtˀדמן כינא ולא דמא לכינא٠ איך פרחתא מן ברתהּ וברתא מן פרחתאܕܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܡܐ ܠܟܝܢܐ܂ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܬܗ݀ ܘܒܪܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܪܚܬܐdmn kynˀ wlˀ dmˀ lkynˀ. ˀyk prḥtˀ mn brthh wbrtˀ mn prḥtˀדמן כינא ולא דמא לכינא٠ איך פרחתא מן ברתהּ וברתא מן פרחתאܕܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܡܐ ܠܟܝܢܐ܂ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܬܗ݀ ܘܒܪܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܪܚܬܐܕܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܡܐ ܠܟܝܢܐ܂ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܬܗ݀ ܘܒܪܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܪܚܬܐ: that which [derives] from a natural form but is not similar in form, as the case of a bird from its egg or an egg from a bird;P Job39:14↗ܘܫܒܩܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܢ̈ܬwšbqˀ ˁl ˀrˁˀ bn̈tושבקא על ארעא בנתܘܫܒܩܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܢ̈ܬwšbqˀ ˁl ˀrˁˀ bn̈tושבקא על ארעא בנתܘܫܒܩܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܢ̈ܬܘܫܒܩܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܢ̈ܬ
(3)
in construct with the full-sized object
(1)
a characteristic having the appearance of such small objects
Syr
(4)
in construct with a noun characteristic of such an object
Syr
6
in construct with a unit of measure to express size or value
Syr, JBA, LJLA
BT BM 80b(11)↗סתם ספינתא בת תלתין כוריstm spyntˀ bt tltyn kwryܣܬܡ ܣܦܝܢܬܐ ܒܬ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܟܘܪܝܣܬܡ ܣܦܝܢܬܐ ܒܬ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܟܘܪܝstm spyntˀ bt tltyn kwryסתם ספינתא בת תלתין כוריܣܬܡ ܣܦܝܢܬܐ ܒܬ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܟܘܪܝܣܬܡ ܣܦܝܢܬܐ ܒܬ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܟܘܪܝ: an unspecified boat is one of thirty kor;PJ Num21:35↗נרגא ברת עישרתי אמיןnrgˀ brt ˁyšrty ˀmynܢܪܓܐ ܒܪܬ ܥܝܫܪܬܝ ܐܡܝܢܢܪܓܐ ܒܪܬ ܥܝܫܪܬܝ ܐܡܝܢnrgˀ brt ˁyšrty ˀmynנרגא ברת עישרתי אמיןܢܪܓܐ ܒܪܬ ܥܝܫܪܬܝ ܐܡܝܢܢܪܓܐ ܒܪܬ ܥܝܫܪܬܝ ܐܡܝܢ: an axe of ten cubits
§Form & Usage▶
pl. bənān, bənāṯā. Forms of the construct and emphatic vary widely among dialects: OfA: brh; brt; brtˀ; JLA בְּרַה; בַּת; בְּרַתָּא ; Syr. ܒܲܪ̄ܬ܃ ܒܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ; JBA בְּרַת; בַּת; בְּרַתָּא ; LJLA abs. also (erroneously) ברת .
The construct state is regularly pronounced and spelled bat; but in Syriac (along with the form with 1sg. pron.suf.) spelled historically with a rish that is not pronounced.
LJLA pl. also ברתא ;
Mand const. often: pt in full names.