Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܣ ܠ ܩ (s l q)
6 terms

Causative stem of the verb ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq, to ascend).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mas.sɪq.]

Verb

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ܡܲܣܸܩ (massiq) (present participle ܡܲܣܘܼܩܹܐ (masūqē), past participle ܡܘܼܣܩܵܐ (musqā))

  1. (transitive) to take up, bring up, raise, elevate
    Synonyms: ܡܲܪܸܡ (marrim), ܡܲܥܠܹܐ (maˁlē)
    Antonym: ܡܲܨܠܹܐ (maṣlē)
    ܡܘܼܣܸܩ ܠܲܢ ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ ܕܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܠܛܘܼܪܵܐ.mūsiq lan yālē d-maḏraštā l-ṭūrā.We took the schoolchildren up the mountain.
  2. (transitive, computing) to upload (to transfer data from one’s own source to a second location)
    Synonym: ܡܲܢܚܸܬ݂ (manḥiṯ)

Usage notes

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  • (upload): While ܡܲܣܸܩ (massiq) does technically means to upload, in colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic it’s antonym ܡܲܨܠܹܐ (maṣlē) can mean both to download and upload; ܡܲܣܸܩ (massiq) is the suggested word for upload in Iraqi Koine.

Conjugation

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