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 (parkā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܲܪܟܝܼ (parkī)		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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܝܢ
construct	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܝ
emphatic	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܪܟܝ	ܦܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܪܟܟ	ܦܪܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܪܟܟܝ	ܦܪܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܪܟܗ	ܦܪܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܪܟܗ	ܦܪܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܪܟܢ	ܦܪܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܪܟܟܘܢ	ܦܪܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܪܟܟܝܢ	ܦܪܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܪܟܗܘܢ	ܦܪܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܪܟܗܝܢ	ܦܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܟ (p-r-k) 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܝܢ
construct	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܝ
emphatic	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܦܪܟܝ	ܦܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܦܪܟܟ	ܦܪܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܦܪܟܟܝ	ܦܪܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܦܪܟܗ	ܦܪܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܦܪܟܗ	ܦܪܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܦܪܟܢ	ܦܪܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܦܪܟܟܘܢ	ܦܪܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܦܪܟܟܝܢ	ܦܪܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܦܪܟܗܘܢ	ܦܪܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܦܪܟܗܝܢ	ܦܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܟ (p-r-k) 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

    declension of ܦܪܟܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܝܢ
construct	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܝ
emphatic	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܢ
construct	ܦܪܟܬ	ܦܪܟܬ
emphatic	ܦܪܟܬܐ	ܦܪܟܬܐ

Etymology 4

From the root ܦ-ܪ-ܟ (p-r-k) 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

    declension of ܦܪܟܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܝܢ
construct	ܦܪܟ	ܦܪܟܝ
emphatic	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܦܪܟܐ	ܦܪܟܢ
construct	ܦܪܟܬ	ܦܪܟܬ
emphatic	ܦܪܟܬܐ	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