ܓ ܚ ܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic ض ح ك (ḍ ḥ k) and Hebrew צ־ח־ק (ṣ-ḥ-q).

Root

ܓ ܚ ܟ • (g ḥ k)

1. forming words pertaining to laughing

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܓܵܚܹܟ (gāḥēk, “to laugh”)
• ܡܲܓܚܸܟ (magḥik, “to make laugh”)

Nouns

• ܓܸܚܟܵܐ (giḥkā, “laugher”)
• ܓܘܼܚܟܬܵܐ (guḥktā, “joke”)
• ܓܵܚܘܿܟܵܐ (gāḥōkā, “laugher”)

Adjectives

• ܡܲܓܚܸܟܵܢܵܐ (magḥikkānā, “funny”)
• ܓܘܼܚܟܵܢܵܝܵܐ (guḥkānāyā, “comical”)