ܡܫܟܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܟ ܚ (š k ḥ)
4 terms

From the older form *ܡܲܫܟ݂ܸܚ (*mašḵiḥ), from Aramaic אַשְׁכַּח (ašəkaḥ); with a shift from /š/ to /č/ and a deletion of /x/. Compare also in Classical Syriac ܫܟܚ (šəḵaḥ, “to find, to be able”) and possibly related to Hebrew שָׁכַח (shakhákh, “to forget”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ma.t͡ʃɪx.]

Verb

ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ • (mačiḥ) (present participle ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܘܼܚܹܐ (mačūḥē), past participle ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ (mūčḥā))

1. (transitive) to find, discover, locate

   Synonyms: ܡܛܲܠܸܩ (mṭalliq), ܡܲܐܒ݂ܸܕ݂ (maˀḇiḏ)

   ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܲܢ ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܬܠܵܬ݂ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ. ― mūčiḥ lan pindqā min bār tlāṯ šāˁē. ― We found our hotel after three hours.

   ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܩܦܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܗܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ ܩܕ݂ܝܼܠܝܼ̈. ― tarˁā qpīlā ìlēh, hiš lā ìwen mūčḥā qḏīlī. ― The door is locked, I still haven’t found my keys.

   ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܕܵܐܟ݂ ܡܵܨܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܫܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܚܫܝܼܚܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܬܵܐ!

   īnā dāḵ māṣētōn mačḥītōn šrāytā ḥšīḥtā qā ˁasqūtā hādḵā rabtā!

   But how can you find a suitable solution for such a huge problem!

Usage notes

• (passive) see → ܡܫ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܚܵܐ (mčīḥā)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ (mačiḥ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܝܼ (mūčiḥ lī)	ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mūčiḥ lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܹܗ (mūčiḥ lēh)	ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܲܢ (mūčiḥ lan)	ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūčiḥ lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mūčiḥ lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mūčiḥ lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܵܗ̇ (mūčiḥ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܸܢ (mačḥin)	ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܸܬ (mačḥit)	ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ (mačiḥ)	ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܲܚ (mačḥaḥ)	ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mačḥītōn)	ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܝܼ (mačḥī)
	f	ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܲܢ (mačḥan)	ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܬܝ (mačḥāt)	ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ (mačḥā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ (ačiḥ)			ܐܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܘܼܢ (ačḥūn)
	f		ܐܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚܝ (ačiḥ)