Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܬ ܚ ܡ ܢ (t ḥ m n)
1 term

Developed from the verb ܬܲܚܸܡ (taḥḥim, to define) or Arabic تَخْمِين (taḵmīn, guess, speculation).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܡܬܲܚܡܸܢ (mtaḥmin) (present participle ܡܬܲܚܡܘܼܢܹܐ (mtaḥmūnē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܚܡܢܵܐ (mtuḥmnā))

  1. to ponder, contemplate, speculate
    Synonyms: ܗܵܕ݂ܹܣ (hāḏēs), ܪܵܢܹܐ (rānē), ܬܵܩܹܠ (tāqēl)
  2. to worry, to be concerned (about something)
    Synonyms: ܟܵܕ݂ܹܪ (kāḏēr), ܕܵܘܹܕ݂ (dāwēḏ)

Conjugation

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