ܡܟܡ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ܐ ܟ ܡ (ˀ k m)
4 terms

Causitive verb derived from ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā, black).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Related terms[edit]

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