ܡܟܫܟܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Related to Classical Syriac ܟܘܫܘܟܘܫܘ (kušūkušū, “sound for quieting dogs.”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mkaʃkɪʃ]

Verb

ܡܟܲܫܟܸܫ • (mkaškiš) (present participle ܡܟܲܫܟܘܿܫܹܐ (mkaškōšē), past participle ܡܟܘܼܫܟܫܵܐ (mkuškšā))

1. to drive an animal away, to shoo

   ܡܟܘܼܫܟܫܝܼܢ݇ ܠܝܼ ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܒܲܝܬܲܢ

   mkuškšī lī kalbē qam baytan

   I drove off the dogs in front of our house.

2. (offensive) to drive off a person as though an animal