ܕܪܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܪ ܟ (d r k)
4 terms

Cognate to Hebrew דָּרַךְ (darákh, “to step on, tread”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɑːrexː]

Verb

ܕܵܪܹܟ݂ • (dārēḵ) (present participle ܕܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ (drāḵā), past participle ܕܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (drīḵā))

1. (transitive) to step, tread on
2. (transitive) to reach, catch up with
3. (transitive) to grasp, realize, understand

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܕܵܪܹܟ݂ (dārēḵ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܕܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܝܼ (drīḵ lī)	ܕܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (drīḵ lūḵ)	ܕܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ (drīḵ lēh)	ܕܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܲܢ (drīḵ lan)	ܕܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (drīḵ lāwḵōn)	ܕܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (drīḵ lhōn)
	f		ܕܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (drīḵ lāḵ)	ܕܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (drīḵ lāh)
non-past	m	ܕܵܪܟ݂ܹܢ (dārḵēn)	ܕܵܪܟ݂ܹܬ (dārḵēt)	ܕܵܪܹܟ݂ (dārēḵ)	ܕܵܪܟ݂ܲܚ (dārḵaḥ)	ܕܵܪܟ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (dārḵītōn)	ܕܵܪܟ݂ܝܼ (dārḵī)
	f	ܕܵܪܟ݂ܵܢ (dārḵān)	ܕܵܪܟ݂ܵܬܝ (dārḵāt)	ܕܵܪܟ݂ܵܐ (dārḵā)
imperative	m		ܕܪܘܿܟ݂ (drōḵ)			ܕܪܘܿܟ݂ܘܼܢ (drōḵūn)
	f		ܕܪܘܿܟ݂ܝ (drōḵ)

Synonyms

• (understand): ܦܲܪܡܹܐ (parmē), ܝܵܕ݂ܹܥ (yāḏēˁ), ܣܵܟ݂ܹܠ (sāḵēl)
• (step, tread): ܦܵܣܹܥ (pāsēˁ), ܕܲܫܕܸܫ (dašdiš)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܕ݂ܪܸܟ݂ (maḏriḵ, “to recognize, know”)