ܐܟܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܟ ܡ‎ (ʾ k m)
2 terms

Denominal verb from ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ‎ (komā, “black”), from Aramaic אוּכָּמָא‎ (ʾukkāmā); compare Hebrew אָכַם‎ (akhám, “to be sun-burnt, black, dark-colored”)

Alternative forms

  • ܟܵܝܹܡ‎ (kāyēm)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɑːkemː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ɑːt͡ʃɪmː]

Verb

ܐܵܟܹܡ • (ākēm) (present participle ܐ݇ܟܵܡܵܐ‎ (kāmā), past participle ܐ݇ܟܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (kīmā))

  1. to blacken
    Synonym: ܫܵܚܹܪ‎ (šāḥēr)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Root
ܐ ܛ ܡ‎ (ʾ ṭ m)
1 term

From Aramaic אֲטַם‎ (ʾăṭam) with the /ṭ/ resulting in /č̣/; compare Hebrew אָטַם‎ (atám, “to seal”), Classical Syriac ܛܡܡ‎ (“to stop a cavity by filling”) and Turoyo ܛܳܝܶܡ‎ (ṭōyēm, “to close”).

Alternative forms

  • (Nineveh Plains) ܟ̰ܵܝܹܡ‎ (čāyēm)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɑːt͡ʃemː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ɑːt͡ʃˤɪmː]

Verb

ܐܵܟ̰ܹܡ • (āčēm) (present participle ܐ݇ܟ̰ܵܡܵܐ‎ (čāmā), past participle ܐ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (čīmā))

  1. to close, shut
    Synonyms: ܣܵܟ݂ܹܪ‎ (sāḵēr), ܕܵܒ݂ܹܪ‎ (dāḇēr)
    ‏ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܘܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܬܚܝܼ ܘܐܵܟ̰ܡܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܥܸܩܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ.‎‎
    tarʿā w-kāwtā kē pātḥī wāčmī ʿal ʿiqḇhon.
    A door and a window open and close on their hinges.
  2. (figurative) to be obstinate
    ‏ܐ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܡ ܠܵܗ̇ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ.‎‎ ― čīm lāh nafšēh. ― He was stubborn and unable to learn anything (literally, “His soul closed up.”)
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