Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܣ ܪ ܛ (s r ṭ)
3 terms

Onomatopoeic and reduplicated developed from ܣܵܪܹܛ (sārēṭ, to inscribe, draw lines). Probably from the older form *ܡܣܲܪܣܸܛ (*msarsiṭ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məzar.zɪtˤ.]

Verb

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ܡܙܲܪܙܸܛ (mzarziṭ) (present participle ܡܙܲܪܙܘܼܛܹܐ (mzarzūṭē), past participle ܡܙܘܼܪܙܛܵܐ (mzurzṭā))

  1. to scribble, scrawl, scratch, doodle
    ܕܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܡܸܢܫܸܠܬܵܢܹܐ ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܡܙܘܼܪܙܸܛ ܠܝܼ ܓܵܘ ܟܘܼܪܵܣܬܝܼ.
    dḵīrā lī minšiltānē hīgāh mzurziṭ lī gāw kūrāstī.
    I suddenly remembered it so I scribbled in my notepad.

Conjugation

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