Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܟ ܙ ܟ ܙ (k z k z)
1 term

Onomatopoeic and reduplicated

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mət͡ʃˤaz.t͡ʃˤɪz.]

Verb edit

ܡܟ̰ܲܙܟ̰ܸܙ (mčazčiz) (present participle ܡܟ̰ܲܙܟ̰ܘܼܙܹܐ (mčazčūzē), past participle ܡܟ̰ܘܼܙܟ̰ܙܵܐ (mčūzčzā))

  1. (intransitive) to sizzle (to make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface)
    ܣܲܪ̈ܣܝܼܩܹܐ ܡܟ̰ܲܙܟ̰ܘܼܙܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܥܲܠ ܛܲܦܫܵܐ.sarsīqē mčazčūzē ìwā ˁal ṭapšā.The saussages were sizzling on the barbecue.
  2. (transitive) to sizzle (to cook in a manner which causes that sound)
    ܡܟ̰ܘܼܙܟ̰ܸܙ ܠܝܼ ܒܸܣܪܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܩܠܝܵܐ.mčūzčiz lī bisrā b-ḥakmā daqīqē gāw maqlyā.I sizzled the meat for a few minutes in the pan.

Conjugation edit