Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܦ ܠ ܛ (p l ṭ)
3 terms

From Aramaic פְּלַט (pəlaṭ, to escape), in some dialects historically displacing ܢܵܦܹܩ (nāpēq) with the sense of “to exit”; compare Hebrew פָּלַט (palát).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [pɑːletˤː]

Verb

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ܦܵܠܹܛ (pālēṭ) (present participle ܦܠܵܛܵܐ (plāṭā), past participle ܦܠܝܼܛܵܐ (plīṭā))

  1. (intransitive) to escape
    Synonyms: ܥܵܪܹܩ (ˁārēq), ܦܵܪܹܕ݂ (pārēḏ)
    ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܓܵܘ ܒܸܙܥܵܐ ܒܓܘܼܕܵܐ.asīrē plīṭ lhōn m-gāw bizˁā b-guddā.The prisoners escaped through a hole in the wall.
  2. (intransitive) to go out, come out, exit, eject, leave
    Antonym: ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ (ˁāḇēr)
    ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.plīṭ lan min baytā.We went out of the house
  3. (intransitive) to go out with, date (to take someone out on a romantic meeting)
    ܕܵܘܝܼܕ݂ ܒܸܦܠܵܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܡ ܚܵܬ݂ܝܼ.dāwīḏ biplāṭā ìlēh ˁam ḥāṯī.David is going out with my sister.
  4. (intransitive) to turn out, to end up being
    ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܟܲܥܟܵܐ.plīṭ lēh basīmā kaˁkā.The cake turned out delicious.
    ܦܠܝܼܛ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢܬܵܗ̇.plīṭ wā lāh zḇīntāh.It turned out that she had bought it.
  5. (intransitive) to appear
    Synonym: ܡܒܲܝܸܢ (mbayyin)

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