ܠܚܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܚ ܡ (l ḥ m)
6 terms

From Aramaic לֲחַם (lăham).

Pronunciation

  • ܠܵܚܹܡ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [lɑːxemː]
  • ܠܚܸܡ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [ləxɪm.]

Verb

ܠܵܚܹܡ • (lāḥēm) (present participle ܠܚܵܡܵܐ (lḥāmā), past participle ܠܚܝܼܡܵܐ (lḥīmā))

  1. to adapt, fit, form, mold
    ܢܸܨܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܓܵܪܫܝܼ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܝܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܠܵܚܡܝܼ ܥܲܡ ܡܲܚܕܘܼܪܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ.
    niṣḇāṯē mqawmā d-gāršī miṯḥā yarīḵā d-lāḥmī ˁam maḥdūrā ḥadtā.
    The plants may take a while to adapt to the new environment.
    ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܠܵܚܡܹܢ ܥܲܡ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܲܝܠܵܐ ܕܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ.
    lā kē lāḥmēn ˁam hānā kaylā dlḇūšē.
    I don't fit this size of clothing.
  2. to regulate
    Synonyms: ܡܛܲܟܸܣ (mṭakkis), ܣܵܕܹܪ (sādēr), ܡܲܪܝܸܙ (maryiz)
  3. to rhyme, accord, harmonize
    Synonym: ܩܵܦܹܐ (qāpē)
    ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܡܸ̈ܠܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܠܲܚܡܝܼ ܥܲܡ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܫܘܼܚܬܵܐ.
    hālēn millē kē laḥmī ˁam iḥḏāḏē rābā ṭāḇā gāw mšuḥtā.
    These words rhyme well in the poem.

Conjugation

Noun

ܠܚܸܡ • (lḥim) (plural ܠܲܚܡܲܝ̈ (laḥmay))

  1. construct state singular of ܠܲܚܡܵܐ (laḥmā, bread)
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