ܦܪܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܪ ܚ (p r ḥ)
3 terms

From Aramaic פְּרַח (pəraḥ); related to Hebrew פָּרַח (parákh, “to blossom; to flourish”) and Arabic فَرْخ (farḵ, “chick, sprout”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [paːrexː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [paːrɪxː]

Verb

ܦܵܪܹܚ • (pārēḥ) (present participle ܦܪܵܚܵܐ (prāḥā), past participle ܦܪܝܼܚܵܐ (prīḥā))

1. to fly (by one’s own power, like a bird)

   ܐܸܢ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܓܘܼܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܝܵܘܢܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܛܲܝܪܵܐ، ܒܸܬ ܦܵܪܚܹܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܒܘܼܪ̈ܓܹܐ.

   in hāwē wā lī gulpānē ayḵ yāwnā yan ṭayrā, bit pārḥēn wā rāmā yatīr min īlānē w-burgē.

   If I had wings like a dove or a bird, I would fly higher than the trees and towers.

2. (figuratively) to move or do quickly

   ܦܪܝܼܚ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ― prīḥ lāh maˀḵā ― She flew out of here.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܦܵܪܹܚ (pārēḥ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܦܪܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ (prīḥ lī)	ܦܪܝܼܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (prīḥ lūḵ)	ܦܪܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ (prīḥ lēh)	ܦܪܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ (prīḥ lan)	ܦܪܝܼܚ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prīḥ lāwḵōn)	ܦܪܝܼܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ (prīḥ lhōn)
	f		ܦܪܝܼܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (prīḥ lāḵ)	ܦܪܝܼܚ ܠܵܗ̇ (prīḥ lāh)
non-past	m	ܦܵܪܚܹܢ (pārḥēn)	ܦܵܪܚܹܬ (pārḥēt)	ܦܵܪܹܚ (pārēḥ)	ܦܵܪܚܲܚ (pārḥaḥ)	ܦܵܪܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (pārḥītōn)	ܦܵܪܚܝܼ (pārḥī)
	f	ܦܵܪܚܵܢ (pārḥān)	ܦܵܪܚܵܬܝ (pārḥāt)	ܦܵܪܚܵܐ (pārḥā)
imperative	m		ܦܪܘܿܚ (prōḥ)			ܦܪܘܿܚܘܼܢ (prōḥūn)
	f		ܦܪܘܿܚܝ (prōḥ)

Derived terms

• ܡܦܲܪܸܚ (mparriḥ)

See also

• ܛܵܐܹܣ (ṭāˀēs, “to fly not by one's own power, as on an airplane or the like”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܚ (p-r-ḥ) related to flying. Compare Hebrew פָּרַח (pāraḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə)raħ]

Verb

ܦܪܚ • (peraḥ)

1. to fly