ܡܕܪܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܪ ܟ (d r k)
4 terms

Causitive of 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)
    ܠܹܐ ܡܲܕܪܟ݂ܸܢ ܥܲܠ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ.madrḵin ˁal d-aya šḇāḇūṯā.I don’t know this neighbourhood.
    ܡܲܕܪܟ݂ܲܚ ܠܹܗ، ܗ̇ܘ ܚܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ ܝܠܹܗmadrḵaḥ lēh, awa ḥaḇran ìlēhWe know him, he is our friend.
    ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܚܲܬܝܼܬܬܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܡܲܕܟ݂ܪܵܐ ܠܹܗ.lē 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 ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܐ ܡܲܕܪܟ݂ܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ.tlāṯīn atrāwāṯē lē 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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