ܢܦܩ ܪܘܚܐ

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, literally “to go out (by) the spirit”.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈnɑːpeːq‿ˈruːxɑː]

ܢܵܦܹܩ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ • (nāpēq rūḥā)

1. (formal) to apologize, to excuse oneself

   Synonym: ܛܵܠܹܒ݂ ܦܲܚܲܠܬܵܐ (ṭālēḇ paḥḥaltā)

   ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܩܵܐ ܕܢܵܦܩܹܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ.

   ṯē lī qā dnāpqēn rūḥā min bāṯar mā mīr lī.

   I came to apologize after what I said.

2. to excuse, refute, controvert [with ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (dalquḇl) ‘against’] or [with ܥܲܠ (ˁal) ‘over’]

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܢܵܦܩܹܬ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܬܒ݂ܵܥܬܹܗ.

   lā kē māṣēt nāpqēt rūḥā dalquḇl tḇāˁtēh.

   You can’t refute his claim.

• ܡܲܦܲܩ ܒܪܘܼܚܵܐ (mappaq brūḥā, “apology, excuse”)