ܡܨܢܨܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܨ ܠ (n ṣ l)
1 term

Reduplicated from ܢܵܨܸܠ (nāṣil, “to ooze”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [msˤansˤɪl]

Verb

ܡܨܲܢܨܸܠ • (mṣanṣil) (present participle ܡܨܲܢܨܘܿܠܹܐ (mṣanṣōlē), past participle ܡܨܘܼܢܨܠܵܐ (mṣunṣlā))

1. (intransitive) to drip copiously, trickle
2. (transitive) to make, allow to drip something copiously dripping, trickle

   ܠܵܐ ܡܨܲܢܨܠܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܫܘܿܫܸܦܵܐ ܬܲܠܝܼܠܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ! ― lā mṣanṣlit lēh šōšippā talīlā ˁal arˁā! ― Don’t drip the copiously wet towel on the floor!

3. to nod the head when dozing to sleep

See also

• ܢܵܛܸܦ (nāṭip, “to drip”)