ܡܕܪܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܪ ܟ (d r k)
4 terms

Causitive stem of the verb ܕܵܪܹܟ݂ (dārēḵ); cognate with Hebrew הִדְרִיךְ (hidríkh) and Arabic أَدْرَكَ (ʔadraka).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mad.rɪx.]

Verb

ܡܲܕܪܸܟ݂ • (madriḵ) (present participle ܡܲܕܪܘܼܟ݂ܹܐ (madrūḵē), past participle ܡܘܼܕܪܟ݂ܵܐ (mudrḵā))

  1. (transitive) to know, recognize, to be familiar with (someone or a place)
    ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܕܪܟ݂ܸܢ ܥܲܠ ܕܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ― lā kē madrḵin ˁal dhāḏē šḇāḇūṯā. ― I don’t know this neighbourhood.
    ܡܲܕܪܟ݂ܲܚ ܠܹܗ، ܗ̇ܘ ܚܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ ܝܠܹܗ ― madrḵaḥ lēh, awa ḥaḇran ìlēh ― We know him, he is our friend.
    ܠܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܚܲܬܝܼܬܬܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܡܲܕܟ݂ܪܵܐ ܠܹܗ. ― lā ìlāh ḥatīttā in madḵrā lēh. ― She is not sure if she recognizes him.
  2. (diplomacy, transitive) to recognize a country or legal entity [+ ܥܲܠ (object)] or [+ ܒ- (object)]
    ܬܠܵܬ݂ܝܼܢ ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܕܪܟ݂ܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ. ― tlāṯīn aṯrāwāṯē lā kē madrḵī ˁal īsrāˀēl. ― Thirty countries do not recognize Israel.

Usage notes

  • (know): For the sense of “to know a fact” or “to know a skill”, the verb ܝܵܕ݂ܹܥ (yāḏēˁ) is specifically used instead.

Conjugation

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