Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܕ ܟ ܐ (d k ˀ)
3 terms

Intensitive stem of the verb ܕܵܟ݂ܹܐ (dāḵē, to be/become clean).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mədakkeː]

Verb

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ܡܕܲܟܹܐ (mdakkē) (present participle ܡܕܲܟܘܼܝܹܐ (mdakūyē), past participle ܡܕܘܼܟܝܵܐ (mdukyā))

  1. (transitive) to clean
    ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܟܠܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܵܐ ܕܡܛܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܵܪ̈ܚܹܐ.
    mdūkē lan baytā kullānāˀīṯ qam mā d-mṭē lhōn ārḥē.
    We cleaned the house completely before the guests arrived.

Conjugation

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܡ-ܕ-ܟ (m-d-k) related to mixing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܡܕܟܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܕܟܘܢܐ)

  1. spice
  2. mixture
  3. (medicine) remedy, drug
  4. poison

Inflection

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References

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  • mdk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 177b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 714b