ܟܐܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܡ ܡ (ṭ m m)
2 terms

From the older form ܛܵܐܸܡ (ṭāˀim), from Aramaic טם (ṭamm), with the /ṭ/, shifting to /č̣/ as observed in many words. Compare Classical Syriac ܛܡ (“to stop a cavity by filling”), Turoyo ܛܳܝܶܡ (ṭoyem, “to close”), and the variant form ܐܵܟ̰ܹܡ (āčēm) which experienced the same shift.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤaːʔɪm]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤaːjɪm]

Verb

ܟ̰ܵܐܸܡ • (čāˀim) (present participle ܟ̰ܝܵܡܵܐ (čyāmā), past participle ܟ̰ܝܼܡܵܐ (čīmā))

1. (transitive, intransitive) to close, shut (also of the eyes)
2. (offensive) to shut up, stop talking, be quiet