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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