ܡܣܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Causative of ܣܵܡܹܐ (sāmē, to be blind), from the root ܣ-ܡ-ܐ (s-m-ā) related to blindness.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mas.meː]

Verb

ܡܲܣܡܹܐ (masmē) (present participle ܡܲܣܡܘܼܝܹܐ (masmuyē), past participle ܡܘܼܣܡܝܵܐ (mus(ə)myā))

  1. to blind
    ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܒܲܗܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܬܵܡܵܐ، ܡܵܨܝܼ ܡܲܣܡܝܼ ܠܘܼܟ݂.
    birqē rābā bahrānē ìnā tāmā, māṣī masmīloḳ
    Electric lights are very bright over there, they can blind you.

Conjugation

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