Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܕ ܟ ܪ (d k r)
4 terms

Causitive stem of ܕܵܟ݂ܹܪ (dāḵēr, to remember) from Aramaic אַדְכֵּר (ʾaḏker); compare Arabic ذَكَّرَ (ḏakkara) and Hebrew הִזְכִּיר (hizkír).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܡܲܕܟ݂ܸܪ (madḵir) (present participle ܡܲܕܟ݂ܘܼܪܹܐ (madḵūrē), past participle ܡܘܼܕܟ݂ܪܵܐ (mudḵrā))

  1. (transitive) to remind, recall, mention, point out
    ܒܫܲܪܲܦ̮ܘܼܟ݂ ܠܵܐ ܡܲܕܟ݂ܸܪ ܠܝܼ، ܢܫܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܓܡܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂.b-šarrafūḵ lā madḵir lī, nšē lī gmīrāˀīṯ min hādaḵ.Please don’t remind me, I completely forgot about that.
  2. (transitive) to remind of [+ ܒ- (object)]
    ܟܹܐ ܡܲܕܟ݂ܪܸܬ ܠܝܼ ܒܣܵܒ݂ܝܼmadḵrit lī b-sāḇīYou remind me of my grandfather.
  3. (transitive) to mention [+ ܥܲܠ (object) = on, about]
    ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܘܼܕܟ݂ܪܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܡܲܡܠܠܹܗ.āp lā ìlēh mudḵrā ˁalūḵ b-mamllēh.He didn’t even mention you in his speech.
  4. (transitive) to quote, cite
    Synonyms: ܣܵܐܹܡ (sāˀēm), ܬܵܢܹܐ (tānē)
    ܒܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܘܵܠܝܼܬܵܐ، ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܡܲܕܟ݂ܪܸܬ ܡܹܐܡܪܵܐ ܡܘܼܕܝܸܢܵܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐ.
    b-hāḏē wālītā, wālē d-madḵrit mēmrā mudyinnā ayḵ ṭufsā.
    In this assignment, you will have to cite borrowed words as an example.

Conjugation

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