ܣܡܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܡ ܟ (s m k)
4 terms

From Aramaic סְמַך (səmaḵ); cognate to Hebrew סָמַך (samákh, “to lean, lay, rest, support”), Arabic سَمَكَ (samaka, “to be elevated or lofty”) and سَمَّكَ (sammaka, “to thicken”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːmexː]

Verb

ܣܵܡܹܟ݂ • (sāmēḵ) (present participle ܣܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (smāḵā), past participle ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (smīḵā))

1. (intransitive) to sit, lean, recline, lie

   Synonyms: ܝܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (yāṯēḇ), ܩܵܥܹܕ (qāˁēd), ܫܵܟ݂ܹܬ (šāḵēt), ܓܵܢܹܐ (gānē)

   ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܥܲܪܣܵܐ. ― smīḵ lēh ˁal ˁarsā. ― He reclined onto the bed.

2. (intransitive) to pose

   ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܣܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܦܵܐܹܫ ܡܨܘܼܘܪܹ̈ܐ. ― īqartā kē sāmḵā d-pāˀēš mṣūwrē. ― The family poses to be photographed.

3. (transitive) to rely on

   ܟܠܵܗ̇ ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܸܣܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ ܕܥܵܕ݂ܹܪ.‏ ― kullāh māṯā bismāḵā ìlāh ˁalūh d-ˁāḏēr.‏ ― The whole village is relying on him to help.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܣܵܡܹܟ݂ (sāmēḵ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܝܼ (smīḵ lī)	ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (smīḵ lūḵ)	ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ (smīḵ lēh)	ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܲܢ (smīḵ lan)	ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (smīḵ lāwḵōn)	ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (smīḵ lhōn)
	f		ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (smīḵ lāḵ)	ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (smīḵ lāh)
non-past	m	ܣܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ (sāmḵēn)	ܣܵܡܟ݂ܹܬ (sāmḵēt)	ܣܵܡܹܟ݂ (sāmēḵ)	ܣܵܡܟ݂ܲܚ (sāmḵaḥ)	ܣܵܡܟ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (sāmḵītōn)	ܣܵܡܟ݂ܝܼ (sāmḵī)
	f	ܣܵܡܟ݂ܵܢ (sāmḵān)	ܣܵܡܟ݂ܵܬܝ (sāmḵāt)	ܣܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ (sāmḵā)
imperative	m		ܣܡܘܿܟ݂ (smōḵ)			ܣܡܘܿܟ݂ܘܼܢ (smōḵūn)
	f		ܣܡܘܿܟ݂ܝ (smōḵ)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܣܡܸܟ݂ (masmiḵ)