ܦܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܦ ܪ ܛ (p r ṭ)
2 terms

The /č̣/ of this word developed from an original /ṭ/ as observed in many other words. Compare Classical Syriac ܦܲܪܛܘܼܛܵܐ (parṭūṭā, “fragment, crumb”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [part͡ʃˤaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [pˤarˤt͡ʃˤa]

Noun

ܦܲܪܟ̰ܵܐ • (parčā) m (plural ܦܲܪ̈ܟ̰ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (parčāṯā))

1. piece, part

   ܗܲܠ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܦܲܪܟ̰ܵܐ ܕܠܲܚܡܵܐ ― hal lī ḥa parčā dlaḥmā ― Give me a piece of bread.

Etymology 2

ܦܪܟܐ

From French parc or English park.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [par.kɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [par.t͡ʃɑː]

Noun

ܦܲܪܟܵܐ • (parkā) m (plural ܦܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (parkē))

1. park (large public garden or area of land used for recreation)

   Synonym: ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ (ganṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܲܪܟܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܦܲܪܟܲܢ (parkan)
	construct	ܦܪܲܟ݂ (praḵ)		2nd person	ܦܲܪܟܘܼܟ݂ (parkūḵ)	ܦܲܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ (parkāḵ)	ܦܲܪܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (parkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܪܟܵܐ (parkā)		3rd person	ܦܲܪܟܹܗ (parkēh)	ܦܲܪܟܘܿܗ̇ (parkōh)	ܦܲܪܟܗܘܿܢ (parkhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܲܪ̈ܟܝܼ (parkī)		ܦܲܪ̈ܟܲܢ (parkan)
	construct	ܦܲܪ̈ܟܲܝ (parkay)		2nd person	ܦܲܪ̈ܟܘܼܟ݂ (parkūḵ)	ܦܲܪ̈ܟܵܟ݂ܝ (parkāḵ)	ܦܲܪ̈ܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (parkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (parkē)		3rd person	ܦܲܪ̈ܟܘܼܗܝ (parkūh)	ܦܲܪ̈ܟܘܿܗ̇ (parkōh)	ܦܲܪ̈ܟܗܘܿܢ (parkhōn)

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 28 August 2018

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒁈 (parakku [BARA₂]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə.)ˈrak.kɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə.)ˈrak.ke] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܟܐ • (pərakkā) f (plural ܦܪܟܐ)

1. altar, shrine, small temple
2. heretical conventicle

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܪܟ		1st person	ܦܪܟܝ		ܦܪܟܢ
	construct	ܦܪܟ		2nd person	ܦܪܟܟ	ܦܪܟܟܝ	ܦܪܟܟܘܢ	ܦܪܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܟܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܟܗ	ܦܪܟܗ	ܦܪܟܗܘܢ	ܦܪܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܪܟܝܢ		1st person	ܦܪܟܝ		ܦܪܟܝܢ
	construct	ܦܪܟܝ		2nd person	ܦܪܟܝܟ	ܦܪܟܝܟܝ	ܦܪܟܝܟܘܢ	ܦܪܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܟܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܟܘܗܝ	ܦܪܟܝܗ	ܦܪܟܝܗܘܢ	ܦܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܟ related to grinding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p(ə.)ˈrɑ.xɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [p(ə.)ˈrɑ.xe] (plural)

Noun

ܦܪܟܐ • (pərāḵā) m (plural ܦܪܟܐ)

1. grinding, pounding, breakage
2. fragility

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܪܟ		1st person	ܦܪܟܝ		ܦܪܟܢ
	construct	ܦܪܟ		2nd person	ܦܪܟܟ	ܦܪܟܟܝ	ܦܪܟܟܘܢ	ܦܪܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܟܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܟܗ	ܦܪܟܗ	ܦܪܟܗܘܢ	ܦܪܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܦܪܟܝܢ		1st person	ܦܪܟܝ		ܦܪܟܝܢ
	construct	ܦܪܟܝ		2nd person	ܦܪܟܝܟ	ܦܪܟܝܟܝ	ܦܪܟܝܟܘܢ	ܦܪܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܦܪܟܐ		3rd person	ܦܪܟܘܗܝ	ܦܪܟܝܗ	ܦܪܟܝܗܘܢ	ܦܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܟ related to grinding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɑ.r(ə.)xɑ], [parˈrɑ.xɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈpɑ.r(ə.)xɑ], [parˈrɑ.xe] (plural)

Adjective

ܦܪܟܐ • (pārəḵā, parrāḵā) m (plural ܦܪܟܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܪܟܬܐ)

1. wild, savage, cruel, hard

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܟܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܝܢ	ܦܪܟܢ
construct	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܬ	ܦܪܟܝ	ܦܪܟܬ
emphatic	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܬܐ	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܬܐ

Etymology 4

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܟ related to grinding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛr.kɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛr.ke] (plural)

Adjective

ܦܪܟܐ • (perkā) m (plural ܦܪܟܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܦܪܟܬܐ)

1. easily broken open or picked out of the shell (e.g., of almonds)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܟܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܝܢ	ܦܪܟܢ
construct	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܬ	ܦܪܟܝ	ܦܪܟܬ
emphatic	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܬܐ	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܬܐ

References

• “prk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-01-03
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 288a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 461a
• 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. 1241a