ܡܕܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܟ ܐ (d k ˀ)
3 terms

Intensitive stem of the verb ܕܵܟ݂ܹܐ (dāḵē, “to be/become clean”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mədakkeː]

Verb

ܡܕܲܟܹܐ • (mdakkē) (present participle ܡܕܲܟܘܼܝܹܐ (mdakūyē), past participle ܡܕܘܼܟܝܵܐ (mdukyā))

1. (transitive) to clean

   ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܟܠܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܵܐ ܕܡܛܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܵܪ̈ܚܹܐ.

   mdūkē lan baytā kullānāˀīṯ qam mā d-mṭē lhōn ārḥē.

   We cleaned the house completely before the guests arrived.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܕܲܟܹܐ (mdakkē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mdūkē lī)	ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mdūkē lūḵ)	ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mdūkē lēh)	ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mdūkē lan)	ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mdūkē lāwḵōn)	ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mdūkē lhōn)
	f		ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mdūkē lāḵ)	ܡܕܘܼܟܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mdūkē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܕܲܟܹܝܢ (mdakkēn)	ܡܕܲܟܹܝܬ (mdakkēt)	ܡܕܲܟܹܐ (mdakkē)	ܡܕܲܟܲܚ (mdakkaḥ)	ܡܕܲܟܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mdakītōn)	ܡܕܲܟܝܼ (mdakī)
	f	ܡܕܲܟܝܵܢ (mdakyān)	ܡܕܲܟܝܵܬܝ (mdakyāt)	ܡܕܲܟܝܵܐ (mdakyā)
imperative	m		ܕܲܟܝܼ (dakī)			ܕܲܟܹܝܡܘܼܢ (dakkēmūn)
	f		ܕܲܟܹܐ (dakkē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܡ-ܕ-ܟ (m-d-k) related to mixing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mað(ə)xɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܕܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܕܟܘܢܐ)

1. spice
2. mixture
3. (medicine) remedy, drug
4. poison

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܕܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܕܟ	ܡܕܟܝܢ
construct	ܡܕܟ	ܡܕܟܝ
emphatic	ܡܕܟܐ	ܡܕܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܕܟܝ	ܡܕܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܕܟܟ	ܡܕܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܕܟܟܝ	ܡܕܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܕܟܗ	ܡܕܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܕܟܗ	ܡܕܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܕܟܢ	ܡܕܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܕܟܟܘܢ	ܡܕܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܕܟܟܝܢ	ܡܕܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܕܟܗܘܢ	ܡܕܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܕܟܗܝܢ	ܡܕܟܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mdk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 177b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 714b