ܟܡܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܡ ܥ‎ (k m ʿ)
3 terms

Etymology

Possibly from Northern Kurdish or a variation of Aramaic טְמַע‎ (ṭəmaʿ, “to sink, drown, be swallowed up”) with an initial /ṭ/ resulting in /č̣/. Compare also the verb ܐܵܟ̰ܹܡ‎ (āčēm, “to close”), ܛܵܡܹܡ‎ (ṭāmēm, “to close a cavity by filling”) and Turoyo ܛܳܝܶܡ‎ (ṭōyēm, “to close”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːmeʕː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃˤɑːmeː], [t͡sɑːmeː]

Verb

ܟ̰ܵܡܹܥ • (čāmēʿ) (present participle ܟ̰ܡܵܥܵܐ‎ (čmāʿā), past participle ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥܵܐ‎ (čmīʿā))

  1. (intransitive) to quench; to be extinguished

Conjugation

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