ܡܟܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܟ ܡ (ˀ k m)
4 terms

Causitive verb derived from ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā, “black”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mak.kɪm.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [mat͡ʃ.t͡ʃɪm.]

Verb

ܡܲܟܸܡ • (makkim) (present participle ܡܲܟܘܼܡܹܐ (makūmē), past participle ܡܘܼܟܡܵܐ (mukmā))

1. (transitive) to blacken, to make black

   ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܓܸܠܵܐ. ― nūrā mūkim lēh gillā. ― The fire blackened the grass.

2. (transitive) to convict, to declare guilty, to expose a wrongdoing

   ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܵܗ̇ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܹܗ. ― mūkim lāh paˀṯēh. ― She exposed his wrongdoing. (literally, “She blackened his face.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܟܸܡ (makkim)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܝܼ (mūkim lī)	ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mūkim lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܹܗ (mūkim lēh)	ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܲܢ (mūkim lan)	ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūkim lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mūkim lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mūkim lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܟܸܡ ܠܵܗ̇ (mūkim lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܟܡܸܢ (makmin)	ܡܲܟܡܸܬ (makmit)	ܡܲܟܸܡ (makkim)	ܡܲܟܡܲܚ (makmaḥ)	ܡܲܟܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (makmītōn)	ܡܲܟܡܝܼ (makmī)
	f	ܡܲܟܡܲܢ (makman)	ܡܲܟܡܵܬܝ (makmāt)	ܡܲܟܡܵܐ (makmā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܟܸܡ (akkim)			ܐܲܟܡܘܼܢ (akmūn)
	f		ܐܲܟܸܡܝ (akkim)

Related terms

• ܐܵܟܹܡ (ākēm, “to be black, turn black”)