ܪܦܪܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܦ ܪ ܦ (r p r p)
1 term

Etymology

Onomatopoeic and reduplicated; compare the same in Arabic رَفْرَفَ (rafrafa).

Verb

ܪܲܦܪܸܦ (raprip) (present participle ܪܲܦܪܘܼܦܹܐ (raprupē), past participle ܪܘܼܦܪܸܦܵܐ (ruprippā))

  1. (intransitive) to wave (to move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely)
    ܐܵܬܵܐ ܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܦܵܘܚܵܐ.
    ātā ruprip lāh b-pāwḥā.
    The flag waved in the wind.
  2. (transitive) to wave (to cause to move back and forth repeatedly)
    ܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܝܼ ܐܵܬܵܐ ܘܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܸܪܚܵܛܵܐ.
    ruprip lī ātā w-šurē lhon lirḥāṭā.
    I waved the flag and they started running.
  3. to waft, to flutter, to spread one's wings and flap it

Conjugation

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