Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܫ ܩ ܫ ܩ (š q š q)
1 term

Onomatopoeic and reduplicated.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mʃaq.ʃɪq.]

Verb

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ܡܫܲܩܫܸܩ (mšaqšiq) (present participle ܡܫܲܩܫܘܼܩܹܐ (mšaqšūqē), past participle ܡܫܘܼܩܫܩܵܐ (mšuqšqā))

  1. (intransitive, transitive, literal) to rattle
    ܪܲܕܵܝܬܝܼ ܡܫܘܼܩܫܸܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ.raddāytī mšuqšiq lāh ˁal urḥā.My car rattled along the road.
  2. (intransitive, transitive, figurative) to rattle, startle, unsettle
    ܟܠܹܗ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܩܫܸܩ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܛܸܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ.kullēh ˁālmā mšuqšiq lēh min ṭibūh.The whole world rattled by his news.

Conjugation

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