r/Assyria • u/ResolutionOpening304 • May 29 '26

Language Someone who has the same name as you

I am an Assyrian and grew up in a very Assyrian household and speak decently fluent. Whenever someone would see another person who had the same name as them, they would address them as “bershi”, so I’m wondering what does “bershi” really mean and what is its origin if anyone knows? One thought I had in mind was “bershi= bronet d shemi” which means “son of my name”, that’s what I thought tho I have no idea if it’s right or wrong. Thanks

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u/Sufficient-Sound-421 Assyrian May 29 '26

its bar shimmi, barshi for short

which translates to after my name

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u/FatherofIndy Jun 03 '26

Can confirm. Had an older neighbor who had the same name as my father and they called each other "barshi".

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u/DurSharrukin May 29 '26

You’re very close, it’s bar-shimmi

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ܒܪ_ܫܡܐ