ܠܚܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܚ ܡ (l ḥ m)
6 terms

From Aramaic לֲחַם (lăham).

Pronunciation

• ܠܵܚܹܡ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [lɑːxemː]
• ܠܚܸܡ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [ləxɪm.]

Verb

ܠܵܚܹܡ • (lāḥēm) (present participle ܠܚܵܡܵܐ (lḥāmā), past participle ܠܚܝܼܡܵܐ (lḥīmā))

1. to adapt, fit, form, mold

   ܢܸܨܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܓܵܪܫܝܼ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܝܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܠܵܚܡܝܼ ܥܲܡ ܡܲܚܕܘܼܪܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ.

   niṣḇāṯē mqawmā d-gāršī miṯḥā yarīḵā d-lāḥmī ˁam maḥdūrā ḥadtā.

   The plants may take a while to adapt to the new environment.

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܠܵܚܡܹܢ ܥܲܡ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܲܝܠܵܐ ܕܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ.

   lā kē lāḥmēn ˁam hānā kaylā dlḇūšē.

   I don't fit this size of clothing.

2. to regulate

   Synonyms: ܡܛܲܟܸܣ (mṭakkis), ܣܵܕܹܪ (sādēr), ܡܲܪܝܸܙ (maryiz)

3. to rhyme, accord, harmonize

   Synonym: ܩܵܦܹܐ (qāpē)

   ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܡܸ̈ܠܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܠܲܚܡܝܼ ܥܲܡ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܫܘܼܚܬܵܐ.

   hālēn millē kē laḥmī ˁam iḥḏāḏē rābā ṭāḇā gāw mšuḥtā.

   These words rhyme well in the poem.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܠܵܚܹܡ (lāḥēm)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܠܚܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ (lḥīm lī)	ܠܚܝܼܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (lḥīm lūḵ)	ܠܚܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ (lḥīm lēh)	ܠܚܝܼܡ ܠܲܢ (lḥīm lan)	ܠܚܝܼܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lḥīm lāwḵōn)	ܠܚܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ (lḥīm lhōn)
	f		ܠܚܝܼܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (lḥīm lāḵ)	ܠܚܝܼܡ ܠܵܗ̇ (lḥīm lāh)
non-past	m	ܠܵܚܡܹܢ (lāḥmēn)	ܠܵܚܡܹܬ (lāḥmēt)	ܠܵܚܹܡ (lāḥēm)	ܠܵܚܡܲܚ (lāḥmaḥ)	ܠܵܚܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (lāḥmītōn)	ܠܵܚܡܝܼ (lāḥmī)
	f	ܠܵܚܡܵܢ (lāḥmān)	ܠܵܚܡܵܬܝ (lāḥmāt)	ܠܵܚܡܵܐ (lāḥmā)
imperative	m		ܠܚܘܿܡ (lḥōm)			ܠܚܘܿܡܘܼܢ (lḥōmūn)
	f		ܠܚܘܿܡܝ (lḥōm)

Noun

ܠܚܸܡ • (lḥim) (plural ܠܲܚܡܲܝ̈ (laḥmay))

1. construct state singular of ܠܲܚܡܵܐ (laḥmā, “bread”)