ܚܡܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܚܵܐܹܡ (ḥāˀēm)

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܡ ܡ (ḥ m m)
10 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܚܡ, from Aramaic חֲמַם (ḥămam); compare Arabic حَمَّ (ḥamma) and Hebrew הִתְחַמֵּם (hitkhamém). Doublet of the alternate native form ܚܵܐܸܡ (ḥāˀim), inherited from Aramaic.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xɑːmemː]

Verb

ܚܵܡܹܡ • (ḥāmēm) (present participle ܚܡܵܡܵܐ (ḥmāmā), past participle ܚܡܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥmīmā))

  1. (intransitive) to be/become hot, heat up
    Antonym: ܩܵܪܹܪ (qārēr)
    ܟܹܐ ܚܵܡܹܡ ܠܝܼḥāmēmI am hot (literally, “It is hot to me”)
    ܒܸܚܡܵܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܒܲܕܲܪbiḥmāmā ìlēh l-baddarIt’s getting hot outside.
  2. (intransitive) to be/become angry, very agitated
    Synonyms: ܪܵܓ݂ܹܙ (rāḡēz), ܐܵܠܹܡ (ālēm), ܥܵܐܹܛ (ˁāˀēṭ), ܟܵܪܹܒ (kārēb)
  3. (intransitive, slang) to be/become horny, excited, passionate, randy

Conjugation

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