ܐܘܪܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔur.xɑː]

Noun

ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ • (urḥā) f (plural ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܹܐ (urḥāṯē))

  1. (literally) road, way, path
    ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ، ܐܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ!pūš b-šaynā, assim bālā b-urḥā!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) journey, manner, mode, means, custom
    ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܸܠ.lā kē maḥḥibin urḥā d-kē mmallil.I don’t like the way he speaks.
    ܟܹܐ ܡܩܲܒܠܸܢ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ ܘܓܢܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇.kē mqablin urḥāṯāh w-gnāhōh.I accept her ways and faults.
  3. opportunity, room

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ܒܐܘܿܪܲܚ (b-ōraḥ, through, via)
  • ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܵܐ (urḥāyā, wayfarer)
  • ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܬܵܐ (urḥā rēšāytā, main road)
  • ܦܪܵܫܬܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܹܐ (prāštā d-urḥātē, intersection, crossroads)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

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

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
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