Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic and reduplicated of the older form ܕܵܩܹܩ* (dāqēq*); compare Arabic دَقَّ (daqqa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mədaq.dɪq.]

Verb

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ܡܕܲܩܕܸܩ (mdaqdiq) (present participle ܡܕܲܩܕܘܼܩܹܐ (mdaqdūqē), past participle ܡܕܘܼܩܕܩܵܐ (mduqdqā))

  1. (transitive) to crush, to bruise
  2. (transitive) to grind, to pulverize, to powder

Conjugation

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