ܡܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ ܚ ܐ (m ḥ ˀ)
1 term

From Aramaic מְחָא (məḥā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːxeː]

Verb

ܡܵܚܹܐ • (māḥē) (present participle ܡܚܵܝܵܐ (mḥāyā), past participle ܡܸܚܝܵܐ (miḥyā))

1. to strike, beat, hit

   ܡܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܹܗ ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܓܘܼܕܵܐ.

   mḥē lēh rēšēh makīḵāˀīṯ b-guddā.

   He hit his head softly against the wall.

   ܠܸܒܝܼ ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܩܸܘܝܵܐ.

   libī bimḥāyā ìwā kul hādaḵ qiwyā.

   My heart was beating so fast.

2. to come into contact with, meet, hit (Especially but not always in a rough manner) [+ ܒ- (object)]

   Synonym: ܩܵܐܸܬ݂ (qāˀiṯ)

   ܐܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ ܡܸܚܝܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܬܲܪܥܵܐ ― īḏī miḥyā lī b-tarˁā ― I hit my hand on the door.

   ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ ܡܚܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ― īḏāṯan mḥē lhōn bḥḏāḏē ― Our hands came into contact together.

3. to greet with the hands, shake hands

   Synonym: ܫܵܥܹܫ (šāˁēš)

4. to smear, spread

   ܡܚܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܡܸܫܚܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܵܐܢܵܐ. ― mḥī ḥačā mišḥā ˁal mānā. ― Spread some oil on the plate.

   ܡܚܝܼ ܫܝܼܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܘܼܕܵܐ. ― mḥī šīrā ˁal guddā. ― Apply paint on the wall.

5. to pierce, stab with a needle

   ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܚܡܵܛܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ. ― mḥē lī ḥmāṭā ḥēnā. ― I got jabbed with another needle.

6. to run a stop sign, traffic light, etc.

   Synonym: ܩܵܛܹܥ (qāṭēˁ)

7. used to generally talk about the effects of the weather

   Synonyms: ܙܵܪܹܩ (zārēq, “to shine”), ܢܵܦܹܚ (nāpēḥ, “to blow”), ܥܲܠܥܸܠ (ˁalˁil, “to storm”), ܪܵܥܹܡ (rāˁēm, “to thunder”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ― bimḥāyā ìlēh šimšā ― The sun is shining. (literally, “The sun is hitting.”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܵܘܚܵܐ. ― bimḥāyā ìlēh pāwḥā. ― The wind is blowing. (literally, “The wind is hitting.”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ. ― bimḥāyā ìlēh ˁalˁālā. ― It is storming. (literally, “The storm is hitting.”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܥܡܹܐ. ― bimḥāyā ìnā raˁmē. ― It is thundering. (literally, “The thunders are hitting.”)

8. to infect, devastate, wound of an illness

   Synonym: ܛܲܦܹܐ (ṭappē)

   ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܝܼ. ― qarṯā mḥīṯā ìlāh ilī. ― I caught a cold. (literally, “A cold infected me.”)

9. to play music, an instrument

   Synonym: ܢܵܩܹܫ (nāqēš)

   ܐܲܝܢܝܼ ܙܡܵܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܵܚܲܚ ܥܲܠ ܦܝܵܢܘܿ؟ ― aynī zmārṯā māḥaḥ ˁal pyānō? ― Which song shall we play on the piano?

10. to swipe, scan
11. (by extension) to ring a bell

    Synonym: ܙܲܢܓܸܪ (zangir)

12. (by extension) to call on the phone

    Synonyms: ܡܲܚܒܸܪ (maḥbir), ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē), ܙܲܢܓܸܪ (zangir), ܡܙܲܡܙܸܡ (mzamzim)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܵܚܹܐ (māḥē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mḥē lī)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mḥē lūḵ)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mḥē lēh)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mḥē lan)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḥē lāwḵōn)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mḥē lhōn)
	f		ܡܚܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mḥē lāḵ)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mḥē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܵܚܹܝܢ (māḥēn)	ܡܵܚܹܝܬ (māḥēt)	ܡܵܚܹܐ (māḥē)	ܡܵܚܲܚ (māḥaḥ)	ܡܵܚܹܝܬܘܿܢ (māḥētōn)	ܡܵܚܝܼ (māḥī)
	f	ܡܵܚܝܵܢ (māḥyān)	ܡܵܚܝܵܬܝ (māḥyāt)	ܡܵܚܝܵܐ (māḥyā)
imperative	m		ܡܚܝܼ (mḥī)			ܡܚܹܝܡܘܼܢ (mḥēmūn)
	f		ܡܚܹܐ (mḥē)

Derived terms

• ܡܵܚܹܐ ܟ̰ܲܦܹ̈ܐ (māḥē čappē, “to clap, applaud”)
• ܡܵܚܹܐ ܒܵܠܹܗ (māḥē bālēh, “to turn one’s heed to”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܝ ܐ (ḥ y ˀ)
6 terms

Causitive of ܚܵܝܹܐ (ḥāyē, “to live”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [max.xeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [maxheː]

Verb

ܡܲܚܹܐ • (maḥḥē) (present participle ܡܲܚܘܼܝܹܐ (maḥūyē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܝܼܵܐ (mūḥīyā))

1. to cause to live
2. to rejuvenate, revive, revivify