Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܥ ܛ ܫ (ˁ ṭ š)
1 term

Onomatopoeic. Related to Arabic عَطَسَ (ʕaṭasa) and Hebrew הִתְעַטֵּשׁ (hit'atésh), and similarly with German hatzi, English achoo, and similar forms in many languages of the world.

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕɑːtˤeʃː]

Verb edit

ܥܵܛܹܫ (ˁāṭēš) (present participle ܥܛܵܫܵܐ (ˁṭāšā), past participle ܥܛܝܼܫܵܐ (ˁṭīšā))

  1. to sneeze
    ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܵܛܹܫ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܡܲܦܠܸܚ ܡܲܢܕܝܼܠܵܐ ܘܪܲܦܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܙܸܒܠܵܐ.
    man d-ˁāṭēš wālē d-mapliḥ mandīlā w-rappē lēh gāw ziblā.
    Anyone who sneezes should use a tissue and throw it away in the trash.

Conjugation edit

See also edit