ܗܡܙܡ

Denominal verb from ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ‎ (hēmizmān, “word”), from Persian. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “probably derived from همزمان (hamzamân “simultaneously””)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ham.zɪm.]

ܗܲܡܙܸܡ • (hamzim) (present participle ܗܲܡܙܘܼܡܹܐ‎ (hamzumē), past participle ܗܘܼܡܙܸܡܵܐ‎ (humzimmā))

1. to speak, talk

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܗܲܡܙܸܡܸܬ ܣܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ؟‎‎ ― kē hamzimmit surāʾīt? ― Do you speak Assyrian?

   ‏ܠܲܝܬ ܗܸܟ̰ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܗܲܡܙܸܡ ܒܘܼܬ ܐܲܢܹܐ ܬܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   layt hič nāšā qā d-hamzim but annē tunāyē.

   There isn't anybody to talk about these stories.

   • Psalms 73:8:

     ‏ܟܹܐ ܡܲܣܚܸܪܝܼ ܘܟܹܐ ܗܲܡܙܸܡܝܼ ܒܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܪܵܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܗܲܡܙܸܡܝܼ ܛܠܘܼܡܝܵܐ.‎‎

     kē masḥirī w-kē hamzimī bbištā, min rāmutā kē hamzimī ṭlumyā.

     They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily.

   • Matthew 10:20:

     ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܠܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܗܲܡܙܘܼܡܹܐ؛ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܸܬ ܗܲܡܙܸܡ ܒܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ.‎‎

     sābāb lē hāwēton aḥton hamzumē; illā ruḥā d-bābāwḵon bit hamzim bīyāwḵon.

     for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who will speak in you.

This is is mainly used in the Standard Koine and the Urmian Dialect. Words in other dialects include:

• (Nineveh Plains) ܡܲܚܟܹܐ‎ (maḥkē)
• (Tyari) ܡܨܲܘܸܬ݂‎ (mṣawwiṯ)

• ܡܲܠܸܠ‎ (mallil)