ܡܝܨ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ܡ ܨ ܨ (m ṣ ṣ)
2 terms

From the older form ܡܵܨܸܨ (māṣiṣ), from Aramaic מְצַץ (məṣaṣ), doublet of ܡܵܨܹܨ (māṣēṣ, to suck, to be breastfead), a borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːjesˤː]

Verb[edit]

ܡܵܝܹܨ (māyēṣ) (present participle ܡܝܵܨܵܐ (myāṣā), past participle ܡܝܼܨܵܐ (mīṣā))

  1. to suck (to use the mouth and lips to pull in a liquid)
    • Job 20:16:
      ܣܲܡܵܐ ܕܦܲܬܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܝܹܨ؛ ܒܸܬ ܩܵܛܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܵܟ݂ܸܕܢܵܐ.
      sammā d-patnē bit māyēṣ; bit qāṭēl lēh liššānā d-āḵidnā.
      He will suck the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue will slay him.

Conjugation[edit]

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