ܡܚܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܡ ܐ (ḥ m ˀ)
1 term

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَى (ḥamā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məxam.meː]

Verb

ܡܚܲܡܹܐ • (mḥammē) (present participle ܡܚܲܡܘܼܝܹܐ (mḥamūyē), past participle ܡܚܘܼܡܝܵܐ (mḥumyā))

1. (transitive) to protect, defend

   Synonyms: ܢܵܛܸܪ (nāṭir), ܡܣܲܬܸܪ (msattir)

   ܟܹܐ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܲܚ ܬܲܚܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܚܲܡܲܚ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ ܘܕܠܵܐ ܦܵܪܣܲܚ ܛܦܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ.

   kē lāḇšaḥ taḥpīṯā d-mḥammaḥ nafšāṯan w-d-lā pārsaḥ ṭpāytā l-ḥēnē.

   We wear the mask to protect ourselves and to not pass on the infection to others.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܚܲܡܹܐ (mḥammē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܚܘܼܡܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mḥūmē lī)	ܡܚܘܼܡܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mḥūmē lūḵ)	ܡܚܘܼܡܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mḥūmē lēh)	ܡܚܘܼܡܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mḥūmē lan)	ܡܚܘܼܡܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḥūmē lāwḵōn)	ܡܚܘܼܡܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mḥūmē lhōn)
	f		ܡܚܘܼܡܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mḥūmē lāḵ)	ܡܚܘܼܡܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mḥūmē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܚܲܡܹܝܢ (mḥammēn)	ܡܚܲܡܹܝܬ (mḥammēt)	ܡܚܲܡܹܐ (mḥammē)	ܡܚܲܡܲܚ (mḥammaḥ)	ܡܚܲܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mḥamītōn)	ܡܚܲܡܝܼ (mḥamī)
	f	ܡܚܲܡܝܵܢ (mḥamyān)	ܡܚܲܡܝܵܬܝ (mḥamyāt)	ܡܚܲܡܝܵܐ (mḥamyā)
imperative	m		ܚܲܡܝܼ (ḥamī)			ܚܲܡܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ḥammēmūn)
	f		ܚܲܡܹܐ (ḥammē)