ܐܘܪܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܪ ܚ (ˀ r ḥ)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic אוּרְחָא (ʾurəḥā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔurḫ-; related to Hebrew אֹרַח (orákh).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ur.xɑː]

Noun

ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ • (urḥā) f (plural ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܹܐ (urḥātē))

1. road (a way for travel)

   ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ، ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ!

   Goodbye, take care on the road!

   ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܹܐ ܠܲܒܠܝܼ ܠܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ.

   kullāyh urḥātē lablī l-rōmē.

   All the roads lead to Rome.

   • Matthew 21:8:

     ܘܪܵܒܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܘܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܓ̰ܘܼܠܵܝ̈ܗ‌ܝ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ، ܘܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܦܵܪܡܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܦܲܥܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܕܵܪܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ.

     And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

2. way, journey, manner
   • John 14:6:

     ܓ̰ܘܼܘܸܒ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ: «ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܘܫܪܵܪܵܐ ܘܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ. ܐܘܼܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܹܐ ܐܵܬܹܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܒܵܒܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܒܝܼܝܼ.»

     jūwib lēh illēh īšōˁ: “ānā ìwen urḥā w-šrārā w-ḥayyē. ūp ḥa lē ātē l-kis bābā illā bīyī.”

     Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

3. way, manner, custom
4. opportunity, room

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܘܼܪܚܝܼ (urḥī)		ܐܘܼܪܚܲܢ (urḥan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܪܲܚ (ūraḥ)	2nd person	ܐܘܼܪܚܘܼܟ݂ (urḥūḵ)	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܟ݂ܝ (urḥāḵ)	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (urḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā)	3rd person	ܐܘܼܪܚܹܗ (urḥēh)	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܗ̇ (urḥāh)	ܐܘܼܪܚܗܘܿܢ (urḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܝܼ (urḥātī)		ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܲܢ (urḥātan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ (urḥāt)	2nd person	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (urḥātūḵ)	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (urḥātāḵ)	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (urḥātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܹܐ (urḥātē)	3rd person	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܘܼܗܝ (urḥātūh)	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (urḥātōh)	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܗܘܿܢ (urḥāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܵܐ (urḥāyā, “wayfarer”)
• ܦܪܵܫܬܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܹܐ (prāštā d-urḥātē, “intersection, crossroads”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܚܐ

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔurḫ-. Synchronically, from the root ܐ-ܪ-ܚ (ʾ-r-ḥ) related to going or travelling. Compare Hebrew אֹרַח (ʾṓraḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔurħɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܘܪܚܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܘܪܚܬܐ)

1. road, way, path, journey, course
2. way, manner, custom
3. precept, law, legal right
4. religion
5. caravan
6. sexual intercourse
7. sum, weight

Inflection

    declension of ܐܘܪܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܘܪܚ	ܐܘܪܚܢ
construct	ܐܘܪܚ	ܐܘܪܚܬ
emphatic	ܐܘܪܚܐ	ܐܘܪܚܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܘܪܚܝ	ܐܘܪܚܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܘܪܚܟ	ܐܘܪܚܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܘܪܚܟܝ	ܐܘܪܚܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܘܪܚܗ	ܐܘܪܚܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܘܪܚܗ	ܐܘܪܚܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܘܪܚܢ	ܐܘܪܚܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܘܪܚܟܘܢ	ܐܘܪܚܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܘܪܚܟܝܢ	ܐܘܪܚܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܘܪܚܗܘܢ	ܐܘܪܚܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܘܪܚܗܝܢ	ܐܘܪܚܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
• ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܢܫܐ
• ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܓܢܒܐ

References

• “ˀwrḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 19a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 8a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 21b-22a