Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܦ ܪ ܚ (p r ḥ)
3 terms

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

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، ܒܸܬ ܦܵܪܚܹܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܒܘܼܪ̈ܓܹܐ.
    in hāwē wā lī gulpānē ayḵ yāwnā yan ṭayrā, bit pārḥēn wā rāmā yatīr 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 ܡܲܐܟ݂ܵܐprīḥ lāh maˀḵāShe flew out of here.

Conjugation edit

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See also edit

  • ܛܵܐܹܣ (ṭāˀēs, to fly not by one's own power, as on an airplane or the like)

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ܦܪܚ (peraḥ)

  1. to fly