Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܪ ܦ ܐ (r p ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic רַפֵּא (rappē, to loosen, weaken).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mərap.peː]

Verb

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ܡܪܲܦܹܐ (mrappē) (present participle ܡܪܲܦܘܼܝܹܐ (mrapūyē), past participle ܡܪܘܼܦܝܵܐ (mrupyā))

  1. (transitive) to throw, toss
    Synonyms: ܕܵܪܹܐ (dārē), ܪܵܡܹܐ (rāmē), ܫܵܐܹܬ (šāˀēt)
    ܠܵܐ ܡܪܲܦܹܝܬ ܓܘܼܬܬܵܐ ܥܲܫܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂!mrappēt guttā ˁašīnāˀīṯ!Don’t toss the ball powerfully!
    ܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܥܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܸܛܒ݂ܵܥܵܐ ܘܡܪܘܼܦܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ܠܓܵܘ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ.spītā ˁrē lāh biṭḇāˁā w-mrūpē lēh nafšēh l-gāw mayyā.The ship started sinking and he threw himself into the water.
  2. (transitive) to throw away, toss out, discard
    Synonym: ܫܵܐܹܬ (šāˀēt)
    ܪܲܦܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܓܵܘ ܛܲܢܟܵܐ.rappē lēh lgāw ṭankā.Throw it away into the trash can.
    ܟܹܐ ܡܲܕܘܸܪܸܢ ܣܦܲܪ̈ܝܵܘܡܹܐ ܚܠܵܦ ܡܪܲܦܹܝܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ.kē madwirrin sparyāwmē ḥlāp mrappēn lhōn.I recycle newspaper instead of throwing them away.
    ܡܪܲܦܘܼܝܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂!mrapūyē ìwet daˁtīḏūḵ!You’re throwing away your future!
  3. (transitive, figurative) to divorce
    Synonyms: ܡܕܲܠܸܠ (mdallil), ܡܛܲܠܸܩ (mṭalliq)
    ܡܪܘܼܦܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ.mrūpē lēh baḵtēh.He divorced his wife.

Conjugation

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