Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܕ ܟ ܐ (d k ˀ)
3 terms

Intensitive stem of the verb ܕܵܟ݂ܹܐ (dāḵē, to be/become clean).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mədakkeː]

Verb edit

ܡܕܲܟܹܐ (mdakkē) (present participle ܡܕܲܟܘܼܝܹܐ (mdakūyē), past participle ܡܕܘܼܟܝܵܐ (mdukyā))

  1. (transitive) to clean
    ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܟܠܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܵܐ ܕܡܛܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܵܪ̈ܚܹܐ.
    mdūkē lan baytā kullānāˀīṯ qam mā d-mṭē lhōn ārḥē.
    We cleaned the house completely before the guests arrived.

Conjugation edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܡ-ܕ-ܟ (m-d-k) related to mixing.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܡܕܟܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܕܟܘܢܐ)

  1. spice
  2. mixture
  3. (medicine) remedy, drug
  4. poison

Inflection edit

References edit

  • mdk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 177b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 714b