ܦܩܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܩ ܥ (p q ˁ)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic פקע.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [paːqɪʕ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [paːqeʔ]

Verb

ܦܵܩܸܥ • (pāqiˁ) (present participle ܦܩܵܥܵܐ (pqāˁā), past participle ܦܩܝܼܥܵܐ (pqīˁā))

1. (transitive, intransitive) to pop, burst, burst open, shatter

Derived terms

• ܦܵܩܸܥ ܠܸܒܵܐ (pāqiˁ libbā, “To be suddenly astonished (from something bad)”)