ܝܪܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܪ ܟ (y r k)
4 terms

From Aramaic אֲרַךְ (ăraḵ) with a shift from an initial /ʔ/ to /j/; cognate to Hebrew אָרַךְ (arákh, to last, endure).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jɑːrexː]

Verb

ܝܵܪܹܟ݂ • (yārēḵ) (present participle ܝܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ (rāḵā), past participle ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (rīḵā))

  1. to be long, last long, stretch to a great extent
    ܝܵܪܟ݂ܝܼ ܚܲܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂!yārḵī ḥayūḵ!Long life to you! (literally, “May your life be long!”)
    ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܪܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܩܵܬܹܗ.ˁiddānā rīḵ lāh qātēh.The time was long to him.

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