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]
• (Urmian) 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 ܡܦܲܪܸܚ (mparriḥ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܦܘܼܪܸܚ ܠܝܼ (mpūriḥ lī)	ܡܦܘܼܪܸܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mpūriḥ lūḵ)	ܡܦܘܼܪܸܚ ܠܹܗ (mpūriḥ lēh)	ܡܦܘܼܪܸܚ ܠܲܢ (mpūriḥ lan)	ܡܦܘܼܪܸܚ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mpūriḥ lāwḵōn)	ܡܦܘܼܪܸܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mpūriḥ lhōn)
	f		ܡܦܘܼܪܸܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mpūriḥ lāḵ)	ܡܦܘܼܪܸܚ ܠܵܗ̇ (mpūriḥ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܦܲܪܚܸܢ (mparḥin)	ܡܦܲܪܚܸܬ (mparḥit)	ܡܦܲܪܸܚ (mparriḥ)	ܡܦܲܪܚܲܚ (mparḥaḥ)	ܡܦܲܪܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mparḥītōn)	ܡܦܲܪܚܝܼ (mparḥī)
	f	ܡܦܲܪܚܲܢ (mparḥan)	ܡܦܲܪܚܵܬܝ (mparḥāt)	ܡܦܲܪܚܵܐ (mparḥā)
imperative	m		ܦܲܪܸܚ (parriḥ)			ܦܲܪܚܘܼܢ (parḥūn)
	f		ܦܲܪܸܚܝ (parriḥ)

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