ܡܚܪܡܛ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܡܚܲܪܡܸܟ̰ (mḥarmič)

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܪ ܛ (ḥ r ṭ)
3 terms

Reduplicated from ܚܵܪܸܛ (ḥāriṭ, “to incise”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mħarmɪtˤ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mxarˤmɪt͡ʃˤ]

Verb

ܡܚܲܪܡܸܛ • (mḥarmiṭ) (present participle ܡܚܲܪܡܘܿܛܹܐ (mḥarmōṭē), past participle ܡܚܘܼܪܡܛܵܐ (mḥurmṭā))

1. to scratch, claw

Derived terms

• ܡܚܲܪܡܛܵܢܵܐ (mḥarmṭānā, “scratcher”)