ܡܚܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܡ ܐ (ḥ m ˀ)
1 term

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَى (ḥamā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [məxam.meː]

Verb

ܡܚܲܡܹܐ • (mḥammē) (present participle ܡܚܲܡܘܼܝܹܐ (mḥamūyē), past participle ܡܚܘܼܡܝܵܐ (mḥumyā))

  1. (transitive) to protect, defend
    Synonyms: ܢܵܛܸܪ (nāṭir), ܡܣܲܬܸܪ (msattir)
    ܟܹܐ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܲܚ ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܚܲܡܲܚ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ ܘܕܠܵܐ ܦܵܪܣܲܚ ܛܦܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ.
    kē lāḇšaḥ taḥpīṯā d-mḥammaḥ nafšāṯan w-d-lā pārsaḥ ṭpāytā l-ḥēnē.
    We wear the mask to protect ourselves and to not pass on the infection to others.

Conjugation

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