ܟܪܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܟ ܪ ܟ (k r k)
4 terms

Cognate to Hebrew כָּרַךְ (karákh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːrexː]

Verb

ܟܵܪܹܟ݂ • (kārēḵ) (present participle ܟܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ (krāḵā), past participle ܟܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (krīḵā))

1. to orbit, revolve, circle, circumgyrate, be around

   ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܟܵܪܟ݂ܵܐ ܠܫܸܡܫܵܐ. ― arˁā kē kārḵā l-šimšā. ― The Earth orbits the Sun.

2. to wrap around, coil, convolute

   ܚܘܼܘܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܟܵܪܹܟ݂ ܠܒܘܼܣܒܵܣܹܗ. ― ḥūwā kē kārēḵ l-busbāsēh. ― A snake wraps itself around its prey.

3. to wind, curl around

   ܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܘܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܟܵܪܟ݂ܝܼ ܒܓܵܘ ܓܲܠܝܼܵܐ. ― nahrā w-urḥā kē kārḵī b-gāw galīyā. ― The river and the road wind through the valley.

4. to besiege, blockade, surround

   Synonyms: ܚܲܨܸܪ (ḥaṣṣir), ܚܲܕܪܹܐ (ḥadrē), ܐܲܠܸܨ (alliṣ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܟܵܪܹܟ݂ (kārēḵ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܟܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܝܼ (krīḵ lī)	ܟܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (krīḵ lūḵ)	ܟܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ (krīḵ lēh)	ܟܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܲܢ (krīḵ lan)	ܟܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (krīḵ lāwḵōn)	ܟܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (krīḵ lhōn)
	f		ܟܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (krīḵ lāḵ)	ܟܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (krīḵ lāh)
non-past	m	ܟܵܪܟ݂ܹܢ (kārḵēn)	ܟܵܪܟ݂ܹܬ (kārḵēt)	ܟܵܪܹܟ݂ (kārēḵ)	ܟܵܪܟ݂ܲܚ (kārḵaḥ)	ܟܵܪܟ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (kārḵītōn)	ܟܵܪܟ݂ܝܼ (kārḵī)
	f	ܟܵܪܟ݂ܵܢ (kārḵān)	ܟܵܪܟ݂ܵܬܝ (kārḵāt)	ܟܵܪܟ݂ܵܐ (kārḵā)
imperative	m		ܟܪܘܿܟ݂ (krōḵ)			ܟܪܘܿܟ݂ܘܼܢ (krōḵūn)
	f		ܟܪܘܿܟ݂ܝ (krōḵ)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܟܪܸܟ݂ (makriḵ)
• ܟܲܪܡܸܟ݂ (karmiḵ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈkrɪx.]

Noun

ܟܪܸܟ݂ • (kriḵ) m sg (plural ܟܸܪ̈ܟ݂ܲܝ (kirḵay))

1. singular construct state of ܟܸܪܟ݂ܵܐ (kirḵā)