ܦܪܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܪ ܡ (p r m)
3 terms

From Aramaic פְּרַם (pəram).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɑːremː]

Verb

ܦܵܪܹܡ • (pārēm) (present participle ܦܪܵܡܵܐ (prāmā), past participle ܦܪܝܼܡܵܐ (prīmā))

1. to cut, cut up, slice, carve (with a knife)

   ܦܪܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ ܐܝܼܕ݂ܹܗ ܟܲܕ݂ ܡܒܲܫܘܼܠܹܐ. ― prīm lēh īḏēh kaḏ mbašūlē. ― He cut his hand while cooking.

Usage notes

• (cut): This verb is specifically used to mean “to cut” with a knife or a similar sharp instrument; the verbs ܩܵܪܹܛ (qārēṭ) and ܩܵܐܹܨ (qāˀēṣ) are used for cutting with scissors, and the verb ܩܵܛܹܥ (qāṭēˁ) is used for cutting in general.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܦܵܪܹܡ (pārēm)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܦܪܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ (prīm lī)	ܦܪܝܼܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (prīm lūḵ)	ܦܪܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ (prīm lēh)	ܦܪܝܼܡ ܠܲܢ (prīm lan)	ܦܪܝܼܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prīm lāwḵōn)	ܦܪܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ (prīm lhōn)
	f		ܦܪܝܼܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (prīm lāḵ)	ܦܪܝܼܡ ܠܵܗ̇ (prīm lāh)
non-past	m	ܦܵܪܡܹܢ (pārmēn)	ܦܵܪܡܹܬ (pārmēt)	ܦܵܪܹܡ (pārēm)	ܦܵܪܡܲܚ (pārmaḥ)	ܦܵܪܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (pārmītōn)	ܦܵܪܡܝܼ (pārmī)
	f	ܦܵܪܡܵܢ (pārmān)	ܦܵܪܡܵܬܝ (pārmāt)	ܦܵܪܡܵܐ (pārmā)
imperative	m		ܦܪܘܿܡ (prōm)			ܦܪܘܿܡܘܼܢ (prōmūn)
	f		ܦܪܘܿܡܝ (prōm)

Derived terms

• ܡܦܲܪܡܹܐ (mparmē, “to understand”)