ܡܟܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܟ ܡ (ˀ k m)
4 terms

Causitive verb derived from ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā, black).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mak.kɪm.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [mat͡ʃ.t͡ʃɪm.]

Verb

ܡܲܟܸܡ • (makkim) (present participle ܡܲܟܘܼܡܹܐ (makūmē), past participle ܡܘܼܟܡܵܐ (mukmā))

  1. (transitive) to blacken, to make black
    ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܓܸܠܵܐ.nūrā mūkim lēh gillā.The fire blackened the grass.
  2. (transitive) to convict, to declare guilty, to expose a wrongdoing
    ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܵܗ̇ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܹܗ.mūkim lāh paˀṯēh.She exposed his wrongdoing. (literally, “She blackened his face.”)

Conjugation

  • ܐܵܟܹܡ (ākēm, to be black, turn black)
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