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That Semitic interpretation is plausible. I can't remember enough about Aramaic to comment, but the bits all look close to the appropriate Hebrew or Arabic bits.
a- Prefix 'I' used in imperfect and future forms.
bara The word 'created' in Genesis 1.1, not the usual Hebrew word for 'made'. (But this is perfective, so wouldn't take the a- prefix.)
ka 'like, as'
dabar 'word'
and finally a possessive suffix, though -ka is the Semitic for 'your' masculine singular.
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