Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܒ ܪ ܩ (b r q)
5 terms

From Aramaic בְּרַק (bəraq); compare Arabic بَرَقَ (baraqa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bɑːreqː]

Verb edit

ܒܵܪܹܩ (bārēq) (present participle ܒܪܵܩܵܐ (brāqā), past participle ܒܪܝܼܩܵܐ (brīqā))

  1. to flash, gleam
    ܒܲܪܣܸܡ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܒܵܪܩܵܐ ܡܨܵܘܪܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.barsim min qam bārqā mṣāwrānīṯā.Smile before the camera flashes.
  2. to produce lightning
    ܪ̈ܲܥܡܹܐ ܒܪܝܼܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ.raˁmē brīq lhōn b-šmayyā.The thunder produced lightning in the sky.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit