ܦܫܝܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܫ ܩ (p š q)
3 terms

Etymology

Past participle of ܦܵܫܹܩ (pāšēq, “to be easy, plain”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pəʃiːqɑː]

Adjective

ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ • (pšīqā) (feminine ܦܫܝܼܩܬܵܐ (pšīqtā), plural ܦܫܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ (pšīqē))

1. easy, plain

   Synonym: ܦܫܝܼܛܵܐ (pšīṭā)

   Antonyms: ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (qišyā), ܥܲܣܩܵܐ (ˁasqā)

   ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐ ܠܸܪܥܵܫܵܐ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ ܠܸܩܝܵܡܵܐ.

   hammāšā ìlēh pšīqā lirˁāšā īnā qišyā liqyāmā.

   It’s always easy to wake up but hard to get up.

2. (phonetics) short in sound, syllable, or vowel

   Synonym: ܟܸܪܝܵܐ (kiryā)

   Antonym: ܩܸܫܝܵܐ (qišyā)

Derived terms

• ܦܫܝܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pšīqāˀīṯ, “easily, plainly”)
• ܦܫܝܼܩܘܼܬܵܐ (pšīqūtā, “ease”)
• ܦܫܝܼܩ ܩܸܪܝܵܢܵܐ (pšīq qiryānā, “easy to read, reader-friendly”)