ܥܪܩ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܥ ܪ ܩ (ˁ r q)
2 terms

From Aramaic עֲרַק (ʿăraq); cognagte to Hebrew עָרַק (ʿaráq, “to desert, to defect”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɑːreqː]

Verb

ܥܵܪܹܩ • (ˁārēq) (present participle ܥܪܵܩܵܐ (ˁrāqā), past participle ܥܪܝܼܩܵܐ (ˁrīqā))

1. to escape, flee, run away

   ܬܵܐ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ! ܥܲܪܩܲܚ ܠܛܘܼܪܵܐ!

   tā qalūlā! ˁarqaḥ l-ṭūrā!

   Come quickly! Let's flee to the mountains!

   ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܹܗ، ܟܒ݂ܲܪ ܥܪܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܘܩܛܝܼܠܹܗ ܠܹܗ.

   īman šurṭā mṭē lēh, kḇar ˁrīqā ìlēh w-qṭīlēh lēh.

   When the police arrived, he had already run away and killed him

2. (dialectal) to run

   Synonym: ܪܵܗܸܛ (rāhiṭ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܥܵܪܹܩ (ˁārēq)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܥܪܝܼܩ ܠܝܼ (ˁrīq lī)	ܥܪܝܼܩ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ˁrīq lūḵ)	ܥܪܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ (ˁrīq lēh)	ܥܪܝܼܩ ܠܲܢ (ˁrīq lan)	ܥܪܝܼܩ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁrīq lāwḵōn)	ܥܪܝܼܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ˁrīq lhōn)
	f		ܥܪܝܼܩ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁrīq lāḵ)	ܥܪܝܼܩ ܠܵܗ̇ (ˁrīq lāh)
non-past	m	ܥܵܪܩܹܢ (ˁārqēn)	ܥܵܪܩܹܬ (ˁārqēt)	ܥܵܪܹܩ (ˁārēq)	ܥܵܪܩܲܚ (ˁārqaḥ)	ܥܵܪܩܝܼܬܘܿܢ (ˁārqītōn)	ܥܵܪܩܝܼ (ˁārqī)
	f	ܥܵܪܩܵܢ (ˁārqān)	ܥܵܪܩܵܬܝ (ˁārqāt)	ܥܵܪܩܵܐ (ˁārqā)
imperative	m		ܥܪܘܿܩ (ˁrōq)			ܥܪܘܿܩܘܼܢ (ˁrōqūn)
	f		ܥܪܘܿܩܝ (ˁrōq)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕa.raq.]

Noun

ܥܲܪܲܩ • (ˁarraq) m

1. arrack, arak, raki (clear raisin liquor that turns cloudy when water is added)