ܦܪܫ

Inherited from Aramaic פרש, from Proto-Semitic *paraš-.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɑːreʃː]

ܦܵܪܹܫ • (pārēš)

1. (intransitive) to separate, disunite, secede, break off, from a group or mass

   Synonyms: ܦܵܪܹܩ (pārēq), ܒܵܥܹܕ݂ (bāˁēḏ), ܫܵܒ݂ܹܩ (šāḇēq), ܦܵܠܹܛ (pālēṭ)

   Antonyms: ܡܙܲܘܸܓ݂ (mzawwiḡ), ܡܚܲܝܸܕ݂ (mḥayyiḏ), ܡܚܲܝܸܢ (mḥayyin), ܢܵܩܹܦ (nāqēp)

   ܥܹ̈ܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܪܝܼܫ ܠܗܹܝܢ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܕܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ.

   ˁēḏāṯā prīš lhēn qām dawrē.

   The churches separated centuries ago.

   ܡܦܘܼܣܸܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܦܵܪܫܝܼ ܗܲܠ ܕܡܣܲܕܪܝܼ ܠܹܗ.

   mpūsiq lhōn d-pāršī hal d-msadrī lēh.

   They decided to separate until they sort it out.

2. (intransitive) to disconnect, detach, break off [with ܡ̣ܢ (min) ‘from’]

   Antonyms: ܢܵܩܹܦ (nāqēp), ܠܵܘܹܬ݂ (lāwēṯ), ܡܵܛܹܐ (māṭē)

   ܦܪܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܦܪܵܣܢܲܘܠܵܐ.

   prīš lī min prāsnawlā.

   I disconnected from the internet.

   ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܲܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܬܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܕܦܵܪܫܹܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܵܘܠܵܐ.

   šḇōq lāh kawṯā pṯīḥtā hal d-pāršēt min nāwlā.

   Leave the window open until you disconnect from the network.

3. (transitive) to separate, partition, split, part

   Synonym: ܡܦܲܨܸܠ (mpaṣṣil)

   ܦܪܘܿܫ ܠܗܹܝܢ ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ.

   prōš lhēn mēmrāṯā min ˁillāyē.

   Separate the articles from the headings.

   ܐܸܢ ܝܲܠܕܹ̈ܐ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܪ̈ܲܘܒܵܢܹܐ، ܦܪܘܿܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ.

   in yaldē hāwī yatīr rawbānē, prōš lhōn b-ḥakmā daqīqē.

   If the kids get noiser, separate them for a few minutes.

4. (transitive) to seclude, segregate, isolate, estrange; to remove from outside interferences

   Synonyms: ܡܲܪܚܸܩ (marḥiq), ܡܒܲܠܚܸܕ݂ (mbalḥiḏ), ܡܢܲܟ݂ܪܹܐ (mnaḵrē)

5. (transitive) to sanctify, consecrate, set apart

   Synonyms: ܡܩܲܕܸܫ (mqaddiš), ܡܫܲܘܕܹܐ (mšawdē)

   ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܠܢܝܼܫܵܐ ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ.

   pīšā ìwā prīšā l-nīšā tawdīṯānāyā.

   He was set apart for a religious purpose.

6. (transitive) to specify, distinguish, clarify

   Synonyms: ܡܥܲܝܸܢ (mˁayyin), ܡܬܲܚܸܡ (mtaḥḥim), ܡܲܕܸܥ (maddiˁ), ܪܵܫܹܡ (rāšēm)

   ܟܹܐ ܦܵܪܹܫ ܒܹܝܢ ܪ̈ܲܥܝܼܫܹܐ ܘܒܹܝܢ ܙܲܕܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ؟

   kē pārēš bēn raˁīšē w-bēn zadīqē?

   Does he distinguish between the evil and the righteous?

   ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܨܵܝܵܐ ܦܵܪܫܹܢ ܒܹܝܢ ܛܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܹܐܟ݂̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ.

   lē ìwen mṣāyā pāršēn bēn ṭaˁmē dmēḵlāṯā.

   I can’t distinguish the tastes of the foods.

7. (intransitive) to divorce

   Synonyms: ܫܵܒ݂ܹܩ (šāḇēq), ܡܕܲܠܸܠ (mdallil)

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