ܦܠܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܠ ܚ (p l ḥ)
4 terms

From Aramaic פְּלַח (pəlaḥ, to work; to serve; to till); also borrowed in Arabic فَلَحَ (falaḥa, to cultivate) and Hebrew פָּלַח (palákh, to plow)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [paːlexː]

Verb

ܦܵܠܹܚ • (pālēḥ)

  1. to work, labour
    ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܚܲܚ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܲܥܬܵܐ 9 ܗܲܠ 5.
    gāw d-awa atrā, kē pālḥaḥ min šaˁtā 9 hal 5.
    In this country, we work from 9 to 5.
  2. to work, operate, function
    Synonym: ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē)
    ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܠܵܚܵܐ.The television is not working.
    ܐܸܢ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܬ ܠܹܗ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ، ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܩܵܬܲܢ.
    in ˁāḇdēt lēh yatīr ṭāḇā, kul mindī bit pālēḥ qātan.
    If you do it better, everything will work for us.
  3. to play as a device (to produce previously recorded sound or moving images)
    ܙܘܼܠܩܵܠܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܪܵܡܩܵܠܵܐ.
    zulqālā ḥadtā plāḥā ìlēh b-rāmqālā.
    A new audiotape is playing on the speaker.
  4. (with ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā, black)) to work illegally, cheat work

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܦܵܠܹܚ
gerund ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ (biplāḥā)
verbal noun ܦܠܵܚܵܐ (plāḥā)
singular plural
passive participle m ܦܠܝܼܚܵܐ (plīḥā) ܦܠܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (plīḥē)
f ܦܠܝܼܚܬܵܐ (plīḥtā)
agent noun m ܦܵܠܘܿܚܵܐ (pālōḥā) ܦܵܠܘܿܚܹ̈ܐ (pālōḥē)
f ܦܵܠܘܿܚܬܵܐ (pālōḥtā) ܦܵܠܘܿܚܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (pālōḥyāṯā)
instance noun ܦܠܵܚܬܵܐ (plāḥtā) ܦܠܵܚ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (plāḥyāṯā)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ (plīḥ lī) ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (plīḥ lōḵ) ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ (plīḥ lēh) ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ (plīḥ lan) ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (plīḥ lawḵōn) ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ (plīḥ lhōn)
f ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (plīḥ lāḵ) ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܵܗ̇ (plīḥ lāh)
active non-past m ܦܵܠܚܹܢ (pālḥēn) ܦܵܠܚܹܬ (pālḥēt) ܦܵܠܹܚ (pālēḥ) ܦܵܠܚܲܚ (pālḥaḥ) ܦܵܠܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (pālḥītōn) ܦܵܠܚܝܼ (pālḥī)
f ܦܵܠܚܵܢ (pālḥān) ܦܵܠܚܵܬܝ (pālḥāt) ܦܵܠܚܵܐ (pālḥā)
passive past m ܦܠܝܼܚܸܢ (plīḥin) ܦܠܝܼܚܸܬ (plīḥit) ܦܠܝܼܚ (plīḥ) ܦܠܝܼܚܸܚ (plīḥiḥ) ܦܠܝܼܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (plīḥītōn) ܦܠܝܼܚܝܼ (plīḥī)
f ܦܠܝܼܚܲܢ (plīḥan) ܦܠܝܼܚܲܬܝ (plīḥat) ܦܠܝܼܚܵܐ (plīḥā)
imperative m ܦܠܘܿܚ (plōḥ) ܦܠܘܿܚܘܼܢ (plōḥūn)
f ܦܠܘܿܚܝ (plōḥ)

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