ܕܡܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܡ ܟ (d m k)
2 terms

From Aramaic דְּמַך (dəmaḵ, “to lie down, sleep”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɑːmexː]

Verb

ܕܵܡܹܟ݂ • (dāmēḵ)

1. to sleep

   Antonym: ܪܵܥܹܫ (rāˁēš)

   ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ؟ ― dmīḵ lōḵ ṣpāyī timmāl b-laylē? ― Did you sleep well last night?

2. to go to bed

   Antonyms: ܪܵܥܹܫ (rāˁēš), ܩܵܝܹܡ (qāyēm)

   ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܥܸܣܲܪ ܘܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܟܠ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ. ― kē dāmḵēn šāˁaṯ ˁissar w-palgā kul laylē. ― I go to bed at ten thirty every night.

3. to lie down

   ܟܲܕ݂ ܟܹܐ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܸܢ ܟܘܿܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܲܘܣܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܸܟ݂ ― kaḏ kē lāḇšin kōsīṯā kawsī kē dāmiḵ ― When I wear a hat, my hair lies down

4. to rest, be motionless, take a rest from functioning

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܕܵܡܹܟ݂ (dāmēḵ)
present participle		ܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (dmāḵā)
verbal noun		ܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (dmāḵā)
		singular				plural
past participle	m	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (dmīḵā)				ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dmīḵē)
	f	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ (dmīḵtā)
agent noun	m	ܕܵܡܘܿܟ݂ܵܐ (dāmōḵā)				ܕܵܡܘܿܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dāmōḵē)
	f	ܕܵܡܘܿܟ݂ܬܵܐ (dāmōḵtā)				ܕܵܡܘܿܟ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (dāmōḵyāṯā)
instance noun		ܕܡܵܟ݂ܬܵܐ (dmāḵtā)				ܕܡܵܟ݂̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (dmāḵyāṯā)
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܝܼ (dmīḵ lī)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (dmīḵ lūḵ)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ (dmīḵ lēh)		ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܲܢ (dmīḵ lan)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dmīḵ lāwḵōn)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (dmīḵ lhōn)
	f		ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (dmīḵ lāḵ)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (dmīḵ lāh)
non-past	m	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ (dāmḵēn)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܬ (dāmḵēt)	ܕܵܡܹܟ݂ (dāmēḵ)		ܕܵܡܟ݂ܲܚ (dāmḵaḥ)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (dāmḵītōn)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܝܼ (dāmḵī)
	f	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܢ (dāmḵān)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܬܝ (dāmḵāt)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ (dāmḵā)
imperative	m		ܕܡܘܿܟ݂ (dmōḵ)				ܕܡܘܿܟ݂ܘܼܢ (dmōḵūn)
	f		ܕܡܘܿܟ݂ܝ (dmōḵ)
passive past	m	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܸܢ (dmīḵin)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܸܬ (dmīḵit)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ (dmīḵ)		ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܸܚ (dmīḵiḥ)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (dmīḵītōn)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܝܼ (dmīḵī)
	f	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܲܢ (dmīḵan)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܲܬܝ (dmīḵat)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (dmīḵā)
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Synonyms

• (sleep): ܢܵܝܹܡ (nāyēm), ܝܵܫܹܢ (yāšēn), ܛܵܒ݂ܸܥ (ṭāḇiˁ, “to fall asleep”)
• (lie down): ܫܵܟܹܒ݂ (šākēḇ), ܛܵܠܹܥ (ṭālēˁ) ܫܵܛܹܚ (šāṭēḥ)
• ܢܵܝܹܚ (nāyēḥ, “to rest”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d(ə)mɛx]

Verb

ܕܡܟ • (dmex)

1. to sleep
2. to lie down
3. to die

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d(ə)mɑx]

Noun

ܕܡܟ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܕܡܟܐ
2. construct state singular of ܕܡܟܐ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dammɑx]

Noun

ܕܡܟ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܕܡܟܐ
2. construct state singular of ܕܡܟܐ