ܟܡܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܡ ܥ (k m ˁ)
5 terms

Developed from Aramaic טְמַע (ṭəmaʿ, “to sink, drown, be swallowed up”) with the initial /ṭ/ resulting in /č̣/.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤɑːmeːʕ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤɑːmeʕ]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤɑːmeː], [t͡sɑːmeː]

Verb

ܟ̰ܵܡܹܥ • (čāmēˁ) (present participle ܟ̰ܡܵܥܵܐ (čmāˁā), past participle ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥܵܐ (čmīˁā))

1. (intransitive) to quench, to be/become extinguished (as a fire, cigarette, etc.)
2. (intransitive) to turn off, power off, switch off (as a light, machine, etc.)
3. to be disheartened

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܟ̰ܵܡܹܥ (čāmēˁ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ (čmīˁ lī)	ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (čmīˁ lūḵ)	ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ (čmīˁ lēh)	ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ (čmīˁ lan)	ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (čmīˁ lāwḵōn)	ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ (čmīˁ lhōn)
	f		ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (čmīˁ lāḵ)	ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܗ̇ (čmīˁ lāh)
non-past	m	ܟ̰ܵܡܥܹܢ (čāmˁēn)	ܟ̰ܵܡܥܹܬ (čāmˁēt)	ܟ̰ܵܡܹܥ (čāmēˁ)	ܟ̰ܵܡܲܚ (čāmaḥ)	ܟ̰ܵܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (čāmītōn)	ܟ̰ܵܡܝܼ (čāmī)
	f	ܟ̰ܵܡܥܵܢ (čāmˁān)	ܟ̰ܵܡܥܵܬܝ (čāmˁāt)	ܟ̰ܵܡܥܵܐ (čāmˁā)
imperative	m		ܟ̰ܡܹܥ (čmēˁ)			ܟ̰ܡܹܥܡܘܼܢ (čmēˁmūn)
	f		ܟ̰ܡܹܥܝ (čmēˁ)

Synonyms

• (all senses but the last): ܕܵܥܹܟ݂ (dāˁēḵ)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “all senses but the last”): ܠܵܗܹܒ݂ (lāhēḇ), ܛܵܦܹܐ (ṭāpē), ܕܵܠܹܩ (dālēq)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܟ̰ܡܸܥ (mačmiˁ, “to extinguish, turn off”)