ܥܪܩ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܥ ܪ ܩ (ˁ r q)
2 terms

From Aramaic עֲרַק (ʿăraq); cognagte to Hebrew עָרַק (ʿaráq, to desert, to defect).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕɑːreqː]

Verb

ܥܵܪܹܩ • (ˁārēq) (present participle ܥܪܵܩܵܐ (ˁrāqā), past participle ܥܪܝܼܩܵܐ (ˁrīqā))

  1. to escape, flee, run away
    ܬܵܐ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ! ܥܲܪܩܲܚ ܠܛܘܼܪܵܐ!
    tā qalūlā! ˁarqaḥ l-ṭūrā!
    Come quickly! Let's flee to the mountains!
    ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܹܗ، ܟܒ݂ܲܪ ܥܪܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܘܩܛܝܼܠܹܗ ܠܹܗ.
    īman šurṭā mṭē lēh, kḇar ˁrīqā ìlēh w-qṭīlēh lēh.
    When the police arrived, he had already run away and killed him
  2. (dialectal) to run
    Synonym: ܪܵܗܸܛ (rāhiṭ)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕa.raq.]

Noun

ܥܲܪܲܩ • (ˁarraq) m

  1. arrack, arak, raki (clear raisin liquor that turns cloudy when water is added)
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