Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܪ ܦ ܐ (r p ˀ)
3 terms

Onomatopoeic and reduplicated form of ܪܵܦܹܐ (rāpē, to become loose); compare Arabic رَفْرَفَ (rafrafa) and Classical Syriac ܪܦܪܦ (to flutter, to move back and forth).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mərap.rɪp.]

Verb

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ܡܪܲܦܪܸܦ (mraprip) (present participle ܡܪܲܦܪܘܼܦܹܐ (mraprūpē), past participle ܡܪܘܼܦܪܦܵܐ (mruprpā))

  1. (intransitive) to wave (to move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely)
    ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܦܵܘܚܵܐ.āṯā mruprip lāh b-pāwḥā.The flag waved in the wind.
  2. (transitive) to wave (to cause to move back and forth repeatedly)
    ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܝܼ ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܪܚܵܛܵܐ.mruprip lī āṯā w-mšūrē lhōn rḥāṭā.I waved the flag and they started running.
  3. to waft, flutter, flap wings
  4. to palpitate (of the eyes)

Conjugation

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