ܝܪܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܪ ܟ (y r k)
4 terms

From Aramaic אֲרַךְ (ăraḵ) with a shift from an initial /ʔ/ to /j/; cognate to Hebrew אָרַךְ (arákh, “to last, endure”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːrexː]

Verb

ܝܵܪܹܟ݂ • (yārēḵ) (present participle ܝܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ (rāḵā), past participle ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (rīḵā))

1. to be long, last long, stretch to a great extent

   ܝܵܪܟ݂ܝܼ ܚܲܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂! ― yārḵī ḥayūḵ! ― Long life to you! (literally, “May your life be long!”)

   ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܩܵܬܹܗ. ― ˁiddānā rīḵ lāh qātēh. ― The time was long to him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܝܵܪܹܟ݂ (yārēḵ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܝܼ (rīḵ lī)	ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (rīḵ lūḵ)	ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ (rīḵ lēh)	ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܲܢ (rīḵ lan)	ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rīḵ lāwḵōn)	ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (rīḵ lhōn)
	f		ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (rīḵ lāḵ)	ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (rīḵ lāh)
non-past	m	ܝܵܪܟ݂ܹܢ (yārḵēn)	ܝܵܪܟ݂ܹܬ (yārḵēt)	ܝܵܪܹܟ݂ (yārēḵ)	ܝܵܪܟ݂ܲܚ (yārḵaḥ)	ܝܵܪܟ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (yārḵītōn)	ܝܵܪܟ݂ܝܼ (yārḵī)
	f	ܝܵܪܟ݂ܵܢ (yārḵān)	ܝܵܪܟ݂ܵܬܝ (yārḵāt)	ܝܵܪܟ݂ܵܐ (yārḵā)
imperative	m		ܝܪܘܿܟ݂ (rōḵ)			ܝܪܘܿܟ݂ܘܼܢ (rōḵūn)
	f		ܝܪܘܿܟ݂ܝ (rōḵ)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܪܝܸܟ݂ (maryiḵ, “to lengthen”)