ܦܪܫ

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

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pɑːreʃː]

ܦܵܪܹܫ • (pārēš) (present participle ܦܪܵܫܵܐ (prāšā), past participle ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ (prīšā))

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

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

   Antonyms: ܙܲܘܸܓ݂ (zawwiḡ), ܚܲܝܸܕ݂ (ḥayyiḏ), ܚܲܝܸܢ (ḥayyin), ܢܵܦܹܩ (nāpēq)

   ܥܹܕܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܦܪܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܕܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ. ― ˁēdāṯē prīš lhōn qām dāwrē. ― The churches separated centuries ago.

   ܓܪܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܦܵܪܫܝܼ ܗܲܠ ܕܣܲܕܪܝܼ ܠܹܗ. ― grīm lhōn d-pāršī hal d-sadrī lēh. ― They decided to separate until they sort it out.

2. (intransitive) to disconnect, detach, break off [+ ܡ̣ܢ (object) = from]

   Antonyms: ܢܵܦܹܩ (nāpēq), ܠܵܘܹܬ݂ (lāwēṯ), ܡܵܛܹܐ (māṭē)

   ܦܪܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܦܪܵܣܢܵܘܠܵܐ. ― prīš lī min prāsnāwlā. ― I disconnected from the internet.

   ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܵܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܬܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܕܝܼܘܸܬ ܥܬܝܼܕܵܐ ܕܦܵܪܫܹܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܵܘܠܵܐ.

   šḇōq lāh kāwṯā pṯīḥtā hal d-īwet ˁtīdā d-pāršēt min nāwlā.

   Leave the window open before you disconnect from the network.

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

   Synonym: ܦܲܨܸܠ (paṣṣil)

   ܦܪܘܿܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܹܐܡܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ. ― prōš lhōn mēmrāṯē min ˁillāyē. ― Separate the articles from the headings.

   ܐܸܢ ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܪ̈ܵܘܒܵܢܹܐ، ܦܪܘܿܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ.

   in yālē hāwī yatīr rāwbānē, 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), ܒܲܠܚܸܕ݂ (balḥiḏ), ܢܲܟ݂ܪܹܐ (naḵrē)

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

   Synonyms: ܡܩܲܕܸܫ (mqaddiš), ܫܵܘܕܹܐ (šāwdē)

   ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܠܢܝܼܫܵܐ ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ. ― pīšā ìwā prīšā l-nīšā tāwdīṯānāyā. ― He was set apart for a religious purpose.

6. (transitive) to specify, distinguish, clarify

   Synonyms: ܥܲܝܸܢ (ˁayyin), ܬܲܚܸܡ (taḥḥim), 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 ܕܡܹܐܟ݂ܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ. ― lē ìwen mṣāyā pāršēn bēn ṭaˁmē d-mēḵlāṯē. ― I can’t distinguish the tastes of the foods.

• ܡܲܦܪܸܫ (mapriš)