Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Causative stem of the verb ܣܵܡܹܟ݂ (sāmēḵ).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [masmɪx.]

Verb edit

ܡܲܣܡܸܟ݂ (masmiḵ) (present participle ܡܲܣܡܘܼܟ݂ܹܐ (masmūḵē), past participle ܡܘܼܣܡܟ݂ܵܐ (musmḵā))

  1. (transitive) to support
    ܗܵܢܵܐ ܓܘܼܕܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܣܡܸܟ݂ ܟܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ.hānā guddā kē masmiḵ kullēh gārē.This wall supports the whole roof.
    ܟܹܐ ܡܲܣܡܸܟ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܙܵܘܥܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.kē masmiḵ wā zāwˁā min šinnē.He supported the movement for years.
    ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ ܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܣܡܸܟ݂ ܬܹܐܓ݂ܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ.šulṭānā dukṯānāyā kē masmiḵ tēḡrāṯē zˁōrē.The local government supports small business.

Conjugation edit