ܐܘܪܚܐ

Inherited from Aramaic אוּרְחָא (ʾurəḥā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔurḫ-; related to Hebrew אֹרַח (orákh) and Akkadian 𒌫𒄷𒌝 (urḫum).

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ • (urḥā) f (plural ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ (urḥāṯā))

1. (literally) road, way, path

   ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ، ܐܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ !

   pūš bšaynā, assim bālā burḥā !

   Goodbye, take care on the road !

   ܟܠܗܹܝܢ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܒܠܝܼ ܠܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ.

   klhēn urḥāṯā kē mablī l-rōmē.

   All the roads lead to Rome.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 21:8–And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.:

     ܘܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܡܫܲܘܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ، ܘܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܦܵܪܡܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܦܲܥܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܕܵܪܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ.

     w-rābā min kinšē mšawwī wā lḇūšē b-urḥā, w-ḥēnē pārmī wā paˁwānē min īlānē w-dārī wā b-urḥā.

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   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., John 14:6–Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”:

     ܥܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ: «ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܘܫܪܵܪܵܐ ܘܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ. ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܵܬ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܒܝܼ.»

     ˁnē lēh ilūh īšōˁ: “ānā ìwen urḥā w-šrārā w-ḥayyē. āp ḥa lā kē āṯē lwāṯ aḇā illā bī.”

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2. (figurative) behavior, conduct, manners, way, lifestyle

   ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐ

   urḥā d-allāhā ṭāḇtā min urḥā d-ˁālmā

   The godly conduct is better than the worldly conduct.

   ܠܵܐ ܡܗܲܠܟ݂ܲܬܝ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

   lā mhalḵat burḥā d-ḥṭīṯā

   Don’t walk in the way of sin.

   ܟܹܐ ܡܩܲܒܠܸܢ ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ ܘܓܢܵܗܘܼ̈ܗ̇.

   kē mqablin urḥāṯāh w-gnāhōh.

   I accept her manners and faults.

3. (figurative) journey, manner, mode, technique, method, way

   Synonym: ܕܘܼܒܵܪܵܐ (dubbārā)

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܒܸܢ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܸܠ

   lā kē maḥbin urḥā d-kē mmallil

   I don’t like the way he speaks.

4. opportunity, room

• (most senses): ܫܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (šḇīlā)

• ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕ- (b-urḥā d-, “through, via”)
• ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܵܐ (urḥāyā, “wayfarer”)
• ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܬܵܐ (urḥā rēšāytā, “main road”)
• ܦܪܵܫܬܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ (prāštā d-urḥāṯā, “intersection, crossroads”)

• ܐܪܚܐ

From Proto-Semitic *ʔurḫ-. Synchronically, from the root ܐ ܪ ܚ related to going or travelling. Compare Hebrew אֹרַח (ʾṓraḥ).

• IPA^(key):

ܐܘܪܚܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܘܪܚܬܐ)

1. road, way, path, journey, course
2. way, manner, custom
3. precept, law, legal right
4. religion
5. caravan
6. sexual intercourse
7. sum, weight

• ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
• ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܢܫܐ
• ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܓܢܒܐ

• “ˀwrḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 19a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 8a
• 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, →ISBN, pages 21b–22a