ܐܘܪܚܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܐ ܪ ܚ (ˀ r ḥ)
3 terms

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔur.xɑː]

Noun

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ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥāf (plural ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܹܐ (urḥāṯē))

  1. (literally) road, way, path
    ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ، ܐܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ!Goodbye, take care on the road!
    ܟܠܗܹܝܢ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܒܠܝܼ ܠܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ.klhēn urḥāṯē kē mablī l-rōmē.All the roads lead to Rome.
    • Matthew 21:8:
      ܘܪܵܒܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܡܫܲܘܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ، ܘܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܦܵܪܡܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܦܲܥܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܕܵܪܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ.
      w-rābā min kinšē mšawwī wā lḇūšē b-urḥā, w-ḥēnē pārmī wā paˁwānē min īlānē w-dārī wā b-urḥā.
      And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
    • John 14:6:
      ܥܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ: «ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܘܫܪܵܪܵܐ ܘܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ. ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܹܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܒܵܒܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܒܝܼܝܼ.»
      ˁnē lēh ilūh īšōˁ: “ānā ìwen urḥā w-šrārā w-ḥayyē. āp ḥa lē āṯē 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.”
  2. (figurative) behavior, conduct, manners, way, lifestyle
    ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐurḥā d-allāhā ṭāḇtā min urḥā dˁālmāThe godly conduct is better than the worldly conduct.
    ܠܵܐ ܡܗܲܠܟ݂ܲܬܝ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐlā mhalḵat burḥā dḥṭīṯāDon’t walk in the way of sin.
    ܟܹܐ ܡܩܲܒܠܸܢ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ ܘܓܢܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇.kē mqablin urḥāṯāh w-gnāhōh.I accept her manners and faults.
  3. (figurative) journey, manner, mode, technique, method, way
    Synonym: ܕܘܼܒܵܪܵܐ (dubbārā)
    ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܸܠlā kē maḥḥibin urḥā d-kē mmallilI don’t like the way he speaks.
  4. opportunity, room

Inflection

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    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 ܐܘܿܪܲܚ
(ōraḥ)
2nd person ܐܘܼܪܚܘܼܟ݂
(urḥūḵ)
ܐܘܼܪܚܵܟ݂ܝ
(urḥāḵ)
ܐܘܼܪܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(urḥāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ
(urḥā)
3rd person ܐܘܼܪܚܹܗ
(urḥēh)
ܐܘܼܪܚܵܗ̇
(urḥāh)
ܐܘܼܪܚܗܘܿܢ
(urḥhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܝܼ
(urḥāṯī)
ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܲܢ
(urḥāṯan)
construct ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂
(urḥāṯ)
2nd person ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(urḥāṯūḵ)
ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(urḥāṯāḵ)
ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(urḥāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܹܐ
(urḥāṯē)
3rd person ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ
(urḥāṯūh)
ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇
(urḥāṯōh)
ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(urḥāṯhōn)

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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ܐܘܪܚܐ (transliteration neededf (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

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References

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  • 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