ܡܛܪܡܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܡ ܫ (ṭ m š)
1 term

A reduplicated form from ܛܵܡܸܫ (ṭāmiš, “to dip”). The sense of “to stall” originally comes from a figurative usage of the first sense “to wet one’s feet”, where stalling was compared to dipping one’s feet in water, rather than altogether getting in; completing the action.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mtˤarmɪʃ]

Verb

ܡܛܲܪܡܸܫ • (mṭarmiš) (present participle ܡܛܲܪܡܘܿܫܹܐ (mṭarmōšē), past participle ܡܛܘܼܪܡܫܵܐ (mṭurmšā))

1. to wet one’s feet
2. to paddle
3. to stall, take long, procrastinate

   ܒܲܣܵܐ ܡܛܲܪܡܫܲܬܝ! ܝܼܘܲܚ ܒܸܣܦܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܲܪܵܝܹܐ

   bassā mṭarmšat! īwaḥ bispārāḵ barrāyē

   Stop taking so long! We’re waiting for you outside.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.