ܡܪܦܪܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܦ ܪ ܦ (r p r p)
1 term

Onomatopoeic and reduplicated form of a verb reflected in Classical Syriac ܪܦܦ (“to move suddenly (of birds)”); compare Arabic رَفْرَفَ (rafrafa) and Classical Syriac ܪܦܪܦ (“to flutter, to move back and forth”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mərap.rɪp.]

Verb

ܡܪܲܦܪܸܦ • (mraprip) (present participle ܡܪܲܦܪܘܼܦܹܐ (mraprūpē), past participle ܡܪܘܼܦܪܦܵܐ (mruprpā))

1. (intransitive) to wave (to move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely)

   ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܦܵܘܚܵܐ. ― āṯā mruprip lāh b-pāwḥā. ― The flag waved in the wind.

2. (transitive) to wave (to cause to move back and forth repeatedly)

   ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܝܼ ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܪܚܵܛܵܐ. ― mruprip lī āṯā w-mšūrē lhōn rḥāṭā. ― I waved the flag and they started running.

3. to waft, flutter, flap wings
4. to palpitate (of the eyes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܪܲܦܪܸܦ (mraprip)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܝܼ (mruprip lī)	ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mruprip lūḵ)	ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܹܗ (mruprip lēh)	ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܲܢ (mruprip lan)	ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mruprip lāwḵōn)	ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mruprip lhōn)
	f		ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mruprip lāḵ)	ܡܪܘܼܦܪܸܦ ܠܵܗ̇ (mruprip lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܪܲܦܪܦܸܢ (mraprpin)	ܡܪܲܦܪܦܸܬ (mraprpit)	ܡܪܲܦܪܸܦ (mraprip)	ܡܪܲܦܪܦܲܚ (mraprpaḥ)	ܡܪܲܦܪܦܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mraprpītōn)	ܡܪܲܦܪܦܝܼ (mraprpī)
	f	ܡܪܲܦܪܦܲܢ (mraprpan)	ܡܪܲܦܪܦܵܬܝ (mraprpāt)	ܡܪܲܦܪܦܵܐ (mraprpā)
imperative	m		ܪܲܦܪܸܦ (raprip)			ܪܲܦܪܦܘܼܢ (raprpūn)
	f		ܪܲܦܪܸܦܝ (raprip)