ܟܡܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܡ ܥ (k m ˁ)
3 terms

Possibly from Northern Kurdish or a variation of Aramaic טְמַע (ṭəmaʿ, to sink, drown, be swallowed up) with an initial /ṭ/ resulting in /č̣/. Compare also the verb ܐܵܟ̰ܹܡ (āčēm, to close), ܛܵܡܹܡ (to close a cavity by filling) and Turoyo ܛܳܝܶܡ (ṭōyēm, to close). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːmeʕː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃˤɑːmeː], [t͡sɑːmeː]

Verb

ܟ̰ܵܡܹܥ • (čāmēˁ) (present participle ܟ̰ܡܵܥܵܐ (čmāˁā), past participle ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥܵܐ (čmīˁā))

  1. (intransitive) to quench, to be extinguished
  2. (intransitive) to turn off, switched off (as a light, machine, etc.)

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