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bruna ܒܪܘ̣ܢܵܐ

bruna is the Assyrian word for son — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. son
  2. boy, child
  3. unmarried virgin man

Forms

Pluralbnune

Examples

bruna vile yan brita
ܒܪܘ̣ܢܵܐ ܘܝܼܠܸܐ ܝܵܢ ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ
? B
bruna vile!
ܒܪܘ̣ܢܵܐ ܘܝܼܠܸܐ!
A: Was a son or daughter born? B: A son was born! (= Were you successful, e.g. in your job applica-tion? Yes, I was successful!)
bruna khumya
ܒܪܘ̣ܢܵܐ ܚܘ̣ܡܝܵܐ
adopted child

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 106.

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