ܨܐܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܘ ܡ (ṣ w m)
2 terms

Compare Arabic صَامَ (ṣāma), Hebrew צָם (tsám).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɑːʔemː]

Verb

ܨܵܐܹܡ • (ṣāˀēm) (present participle ܨܝܵܡܵܐ (ṣyāmā), past participle ܨܝܼܡܵܐ (ṣīmā))

1. to fast (to abstain, usually from food and drink)

   ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܨܵܝܡܝܼ ܩܵܐ ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܢܝܼܢܵܘܝܹ̈ܐ.

   mšīḥāyē āšōrāyē kē ṣāymī qā bāˁūṯā d-nīnāwyē.

   Assyrian Christians fast for the rogation of the Ninevites.

2. to abstain

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܨܵܐܹܡ (ṣāˀēm)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܨܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ (ṣīm lī)	ܨܝܼܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ṣīm lūḵ)	ܨܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ (ṣīm lēh)	ܨܝܼܡ ܠܲܢ (ṣīm lan)	ܨܝܼܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣīm lāwḵōn)	ܨܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ṣīm lhōn)
	f		ܨܝܼܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣīm lāḵ)	ܨܝܼܡ ܠܵܗ̇ (ṣīm lāh)
non-past	m	ܨܵܝܡܹܢ (ṣāymēn)	ܨܵܝܡܹܬ (ṣāymēt)	ܨܵܐܹܡ (ṣāˀēm)	ܨܵܝܡܲܚ (ṣāymaḥ)	ܨܵܝܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (ṣāymītōn)	ܨܵܝܡܝܼ (ṣāymī)
	f	ܨܵܝܡܵܢ (ṣāymān)	ܨܵܝܡܵܬܝ (ṣāymāt)	ܨܵܝܡܵܐ (ṣāymā)
imperative	m		ܨܘܼܡ (ṣūm)			ܨܘܼܡܘܿܢ (ṣūmōn)
	f		ܨܘܼܡܝ (ṣūm)