ܕܫܡܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܕܸܙ̃ܡܸܢ (dižmin)

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish دژمن (dijmin); related to Persian دشمن (došman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɪʒ.mɪn.]

Noun

ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢ • (dižmin) m or f (plural ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܹ̈ܐ (dižminnē))

1. (dialectal, slang) enemy, foe

   Synonym: ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (bˁildḇāḇā)

   Antonym: ܕܵܘܣܬ (dāwst)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܝܼ (dižminī)		ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܲܢ (dižminnan)
	construct	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢ (dižmin)		2nd person	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܘܼܟ݂ (dižminūḵ)	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ (dižminnāḵ)	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dižminnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢ (dižmin)		3rd person	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܹܗ (dižminnēh)	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܵܗ̇ (dižminnāh)	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܗܘܿܢ (dižminhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܝܼ̈ (dižminī)		ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܲܢ̈ (dižminnan)
	construct	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܲܝ̈ (dižminnay)		2nd person	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dižminūḵ)	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dižminnāḵ)	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dižminnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܹ̈ܐ (dižminnē)		3rd person	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dižminūh)	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dižminnōh)	ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dižminhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܕܲܫ̃ܡܸܢ (mdažmin)
• ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (dižminnāyūtā, “enmity”)