ܦܪܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܪ ܚ‎ (p r ḥ)
1 term

From Aramaic פְּרַח‎ (pəraḥ); related to Hebrew פָּרַח‎ (parákh, “to blossom; to flourish”) and Arabic فَرْخ‎ (farḵ, “chick, sprout”).

Pronunciation 1

  • (standard) IPA(key): [paːrexː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [paːrɪxː]

Verb

ܦܵܪܹܚ • (pārēḥ) (present participle ܦܪܵܚܵܐ‎ (prāḥā), past participle ܦܪܝܼܚܵܐ‎ (prīḥā))

  1. to fly (by one's own power, like a bird)
    ‏ܐܸܢ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܓܘܼܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܝܵܘܢܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܛܲܝܪܵܐ، ܦܵܪܚܹܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܒܘܼܪ̈ܓܹܐ.‎‎
    in hāwē wā lī gulpānē ayḵ yāwnā yan ṭayrā, pārḥēn wā yatir rāmā min īlānē w-burgē.
    If I had wings like a dove or a bird, I would fly higher than the trees and towers.
  2. (figuratively) to move or do quickly
    ‏ܦܪܝܼܚ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܸܢ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ‎
    priḥ lāh min āḵā
    She flew out of here.
Conjugation
See also
  • ܛܵܝܸܣ‎ (ṭāyis) (to fly not by one's own power, as on an airplane or the like)

Pronunciation 2

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pa.rɪx.]

Verb

ܦܲܪܸܚ • (parriḥ) (present participle ܦܲܪܘܼܚܹܐ‎ (paruḥē), past participle ܦܘܼܪܚܵܐ‎ (purḥā))

  1. to waste, squander
Conjugation

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܚ‎ (p-r-ḥ) related to flying. Compare Hebrew פָּרַח‎ (pāraḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [p(ə)raħ]

Verb

ܦܪܚ • (peraḥ)

  1. to fly
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