Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܫ ܐ ܕ (š ˀ d)
2 terms

Denominal verb derived from the noun ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šēḏānā, crazy), itself from ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ (šēḏā, demon).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mʃajðɪn]

Verb

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ܡܫܲܝܕ݂ܸܢ (mšayḏin) (present participle ܡܫܲܝܕ݂ܘܿܢܹܐ (mšayḏōnē), past participle ܡܫܘܼܝܕ݂ܢܵܐ (mšūyḏnā))

  1. (intransitive) to be crazy, to act foolishly
    ܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܸܠ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ ܘܡܫܲܝܕ݂ܢܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ.kē mmallil wā b-šāˁē w-mšayḏnaḥ wā.He would talk for ours and we would go crazy.
  2. (transitive) to make crazy, to drive crazy (positively or negatively)
    ܝܼܘܸܬ ܡܫܲܝܕ݂ܘܼܢܝܼīwet mšayḏūnīYou’re driving me crazy
    ܟܹܐ ܡܫܲܝܕ݂ܸܢ ܐܸܟ݂ܵܠܗܘܿܢmšayḏin iḵālhōnTheir food is crazy good! (literally, “Their food drives crazy!”)

Conjugation

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