ܐܟܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܟ ܡ (ˀ k m)
4 terms

Denominal verb from ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā, black), from Aramaic אוּכָּמָא (ʾukkāmā); compare Hebrew אָכַם (akhám, to be sun-burnt, black, dark-colored)

Alternative forms

  • ܟܵܝܹܡ (kāyēm)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɑːkemː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ɑːt͡ʃɪmː]

Verb

ܐܵܟܹܡ • (ākēm) (present participle ܐ݇ܟܵܡܵܐ (kāmā), past participle ܐ݇ܟܝܼܡܵܐ (kīmā))

  1. to blacken
    Synonym: ܫܵܚܹܪ (šāḥēr)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Root
ܐ ܛ ܡ (ˀ ṭ m)
1 term

From the older form ܐܵܛܸܡ (āṭim), from Aramaic אֲטַם (ʾăṭam), with the /ṭ/ shifting to /č̣/ as observed in many words; compare Hebrew אָטַם (atám, to seal), Classical Syriac ܐܛܡ (to close, shut). The variant form ܟ̰ܵܐܸܡ (čāˀim) also experienced the same shift.

Alternative forms

  • ܟ̰ܵܐܸܡ (čāˀim)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːt͡ʃˤeːm]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔɑːt͡ʃˤɪm]

Verb

ܐܵܟ̰ܹܡ • (āčēm) (present participle ܐ݇ܟ̰ܵܡܵܐ (čāmā), past participle ܐ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܡܵܐ (čīmā))

  1. to close, shut
    Synonyms: ܣܵܟ݂ܹܪ (sāḵēr), ܕܵܒ݂ܹܪ (dāḇēr)
    ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܘܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܬܚܝܼ ܘܐܵܟ̰ܡܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܥܸܩܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ.
    tarˁā w-kāwtā kē pātḥī wāčmī ˁal ˁiqḇhōn.
    A door and a window open and close on their hinges.
  2. (figurative) to be obstinate
    ܐ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܡ ܠܵܗ̇ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ.čīm lāh nafšēh.He was stubborn and unable to learn anything (literally, “His soul closed up.”)
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