ܓܚܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܚ ܟ (g ḥ k)
3 terms

Possibly onomatopoeic. From the older form ܓܵܚܹܟ݂* (gāḥēḵ*), from Aramaic גְּחַך (gəḥaḵ). The original /x/ form was present alongside a variant form with /k/ in Mlahsö ܓܚܟ; cognate to Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika), Hebrew צָחַק (tsakhák) and Akkadian 𒍢𒀀𒄷𒌝 (ṣiāḫum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːxekː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːxɪt͡ʃ]

Verb

ܓܵܚܹܟ • (gāḥēk) (present participle ܓܚܵܟܵܐ (gḥākā), past participle ܓܚܝܼܟܵܐ (gḥīkā))

1. to laugh

   ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܓܚܵܟܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ.

   šaḇrē bigḥākā ìwā l-barrāyē.

   The children were laughing together outside.

   • Genesis 21:6:

     ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܗ̇ ܣܲܪܵܐ، «ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܓܸܚܟܵܐ، ܟܠ ܕܫܵܡܹܥ ܒܸܬ ܓܵܚܹܟ ܒܝܼܝܼ.»

     w-mīrāh sarrā, “ˁḇīd lēh allāhā ilī giḥkā, kul d-šāmēˁ bit gāḥēk bīyī.”

     And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.”

   • Ecclessiastes 3:4:

     ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܠܸܒܟ݂ܵܝܵܐ، ܘܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܠܸܓܚܵܟܵܐ؛ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܠܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܬܲܥܙܝܼ، ܘܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܠܸܪܩܵܕܵܐ؛

     zaḇnā libḵāyā, w-zaḇnā ligḥākā; zaḇnā liˁḇādā taˁzī, w-zaḇnā lirqādā;

     A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓܵܚܹܟ (gāḥēk)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܝܼ (gḥīk lī)	ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gḥīk lūḵ)	ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܹܗ (gḥīk lēh)	ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܲܢ (gḥīk lan)	ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gḥīk lāwḵōn)	ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gḥīk lhōn)
	f		ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gḥīk lāḵ)	ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܵܗ̇ (gḥīk lāh)
non-past	m	ܓܵܚܟܹܢ (gāḥkēn)	ܓܵܚܟܹܬ (gāḥkēt)	ܓܵܚܹܟ (gāḥēk)	ܓܵܚܟܲܚ (gāḥkaḥ)	ܓܵܚܟܝܼܬܘܿܢ (gāḥkītōn)	ܓܵܚܟܝܼ (gāḥkī)
	f	ܓܵܚܟܵܢ (gāḥkān)	ܓܵܚܟܵܬܝ (gāḥkāt)	ܓܵܚܟܵܐ (gāḥkā)
imperative	m		ܓܚܘܿܟ (gḥōk)			ܓܚܘܿܟܘܼܢ (gḥōkūn)
	f		ܓܚܘܿܟܝ (gḥōk)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܓܚܸܟ (magḥik)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܚ-ܟ (ɡ-ḥ-k) related to laughing. Compare Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika) and Hebrew צָחַק (ṣāḥaq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)ħax], [ɡ(ə)ħɛx]

Verb

ܓܚܟ • (transliteration needed)

1. to laugh