ܚܐܨ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܘ ܨ (ḥ w ṣ)
3 terms

Diverged from ܚܵܐܸܟ̰ (ḥāˀič, “To be cramped, tight”), practically the material equivalent.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħaːʔɪsˤ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ħaːjɪsˤ]

Verb

ܚܵܐܸܨ • (ḥāˀiṣ) (present participle ܚܝܵܨܵܐ (ḥyāṣā), past participle ܚܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥīṣā))

1. to experience and/or display repressed constraint due to emotions or constraining oneself

   ܒܸܚܝܵܨܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܒܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܘܠܲܝܬ ܒܹܗ ܕܙܵܐܸܥ ― biḥyāṣā ìlēh awa yālā bdukṯēh min d-īlēh bˁēdtā w-layt bēh dzāˀiˁ ― That boy is looking constrained (as a result of constraining himself) in his spot because he’s in church and can’t move around.

   ܟܹܐ ܚܵܐܸܨ ܟܲܕ݂ ܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܸܠ ܥܲܠ ܐܸܡܹܗ ܡܫܘܼܢܲܝܬܵܐ، ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܚܲܣܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ― kē ḥāˀiṣ kaḏ kē mmallil ˁal immēh mšūnaytā, allāhā mḥassē lāh ― He displays difficult constraint (as a result of his emotions) when he speaks about his passed-away mother, may God absolve her.

   ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܐ ܕܡܡܲܠܠܵܐ ܘܟܹܐ ܚܵܝܨܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܘܼܓ݂ܙܵܗ̇! ― kē bāˁyā dmmallā w-kē ḥāyṣā min ruḡzāh! ― She wants to speak but she gets repressed constraint from her anger!

Derived terms

• ܡܲܚܝܨ (maḥiṣ, “To cause to feel constrained”)