ܡܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ ܚ ܐ (m ḥ ˀ)
1 term

From Aramaic מְחָא (məḥā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːxeː]

Verb

ܡܵܚܹܐ • (māḥē) (present participle ܡܚܵܝܵܐ (mḥāyā), past participle ܡܸܚܝܵܐ (miḥyā))

1. to strike, beat, hit

   ܡܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܹܗ ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܓܘܼܕܵܐ. ― mḥē lēh rēšēh makīḵāˀīṯ b-guddā. ― He hit his head softly against the wall.

   ܠܸܒܝܼ ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܩܸܘܝܵܐ. ― libī bimḥāyā ìwā kul hādaḵ qiwyā. ― My heart was beating so fast.

2. to come into contact with, meet, hit (Especially but not always in a rough manner) [+ ܒ- (object)]

   Synonym: ܩܵܐܸܬ݂ (qāˀiṯ)

   ܐܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ ܡܸܚܝܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܬܲܪܥܵܐ ― īḏī miḥyā lī b-tarˁā ― I hit my hand on the door.

   ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ ܡܚܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ― īḏāṯan mḥē lhōn bḥḏāḏē ― Our hands came into contact together.

3. to greet with the hands, shake hands

   Synonym: ܫܵܓ݂ܹܫ (šāḡēš)

4. to smear, spread

   ܡܚܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܡܸܫܚܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܵܐܢܵܐ. ― mḥī ḥačā mišḥā ˁal mānā. ― Spread some oil on the plate.

   ܡܚܝܼ ܫܝܼܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܘܼܕܵܐ. ― mḥī šīrā ˁal guddā. ― Apply paint on the wall.

5. to pierce, stab with a needle

   ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܚܡܵܛܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ. ― mḥē lī ḥmāṭā ḥēnā. ― I got jabbed with another needle.

6. to run a stop sign, traffic light, etc.

   Synonym: ܩܵܛܹܥ (qāṭēˁ)

7. used to generally talk about the effects of the weather

   Synonyms: ܙܵܪܹܩ (zārēq, “to shine”), ܢܵܦܹܚ (nāpēḥ, “to blow”), ܥܲܠܥܸܠ (ˁalˁil, “to storm”), ܪܵܥܹܡ (rāˁēm, “to thunder”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ― bimḥāyā ìlēh šimšā ― The sun is shining. (literally, “The sun is hitting.”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܵܘܚܵܐ. ― bimḥāyā ìlēh pāwḥā. ― The wind is blowing. (literally, “The wind is hitting.”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ. ― bimḥāyā ìlēh ˁalˁālā. ― It is storming. (literally, “The storm is hitting.”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܥܡܹܐ. ― bimḥāyā ìnā raˁmē. ― It is thundering. (literally, “The thunders are hitting.”)

8. to infect, devastate, wound of an illness

   Synonym: ܡܛܲܦܹܐ (mṭappē)

   ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܝܼ. ― qarṯā mḥīṯā ìlāh ilī. ― I caught a cold. (literally, “A cold infected me.”)

9. to play (music, an instrument)

   Synonym: ܢܵܩܹܫ (nāqēš)

   ܐܲܝܕ݂ܵܐ ܙܸܡܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܡܵܚܲܚ ܒܦܝܵܢܘܿ؟ ― ayḏā zimōrtā māḥaḥ b-pyānō? ― Which song shall we play on the piano?

10. to swipe, scan
11. (by extension) to ring a bell

    Synonym: ܙܲܢܓܸܪ (zangir)

12. (by extension) to call on the phone

    Synonyms: ܡܲܚܒܸܪ (maḥbir), ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē), ܙܲܢܓܸܪ (zangir), ܡܙܲܡܙܸܡ (mzamzim)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܵܚܹܐ (māḥē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mḥē lī)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mḥē lūḵ)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mḥē lēh)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mḥē lan)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḥē lāwḵōn)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mḥē lhōn)
	f		ܡܚܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mḥē lāḵ)	ܡܚܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mḥē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܵܚܹܝܢ (māḥēn)	ܡܵܚܹܝܬ (māḥēt)	ܡܵܚܹܐ (māḥē)	ܡܵܚܲܚ (māḥaḥ)	ܡܵܚܹܝܬܘܿܢ (māḥētōn)	ܡܵܚܝܼ (māḥī)
	f	ܡܵܚܝܵܢ (māḥyān)	ܡܵܚܝܵܬܝ (māḥyāt)	ܡܵܚܝܵܐ (māḥyā)
imperative	m		ܡܚܝܼ (mḥī)			ܡܚܹܝܡܘܼܢ (mḥēmūn)
	f		ܡܚܹܐ (mḥē)

Derived terms

• ܡܵܚܹܐ ܟ̰ܲܦܹ̈ܐ (māḥē čappē, “to clap, applaud”)
• ܡܵܚܹܐ ܒܵܠܹܗ (māḥē bālēh, “to turn one’s heed to”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܝ ܐ (ḥ y ˀ)
6 terms

Causitive stem of the verb ܚܵܝܹܐ (ḥāyē, “to live”); compare Arabic أَحْيَا (ʔaḥyā) and Hebrew הֶחֱיָה (heḥeyá)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [max.xeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [maxheː]

Verb

ܡܲܚܹܐ • (maḥḥē) (present participle ܡܲܚܘܼܝܹܐ (maḥūyē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܝܼܵܐ (mūḥīyā))

1. (transitive) to animate, bring to life; to vivify, give life to, to quicken, vitalize

   ܒܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܵܠܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ. ― binyānē rabbē ḥadtē kē maḥī lhōn ˁālōlē. ― The great new buildings gives life to the streets.

   ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܙܲܡܵܪܵܐ ܠܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― mūḥē lēh zammārā l-mištūṯā ― The singer enlived a party.

2. (transitive) to keep alive; to let live, preserve

   ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܝܼ ܠܸܫܵܢܗܘܿܢ ܘܡܲܪܕܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ. ― āṯōrāyē kē maḥī liššānhōn w-marduṯhōn. ― Assyrian keep their language and culture alive.

3. (transitive) to raise from the dead, reanimate, resuscitate, revive, resurrect, restore, reinstitute

   ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܥܝܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܘܕܘܼܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ. ― mūḥē lan hālēn ˁyāḏē w-dūbārē. ― We revived these practices and habits.

4. (figurative, transitive, of land) to fertilize

   ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ ܠܐܲܪܥܵܐ. ― mūḥē lēh akkārā l-arˁā. ― The farmer cultivated the land.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܚܹܐ (maḥḥē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mūḥē lī)	ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mūḥē lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mūḥē lēh)	ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mūḥē lan)	ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūḥē lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mūḥē lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mūḥē lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mūḥē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܚܹܝܢ (maḥḥēn)	ܡܲܚܹܝܬ (maḥḥēt)	ܡܲܚܹܐ (maḥḥē)	ܡܲܚܲܚ (maḥḥaḥ)	ܡܲܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (maḥītōn)	ܡܲܚܝܼ (maḥī)
	f	ܡܲܚܝܵܢ (maḥyān)	ܡܲܚܝܵܬܝ (maḥyāt)	ܡܲܚܝܵܐ (maḥyā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܚܝܼ (aḥī)			ܐܲܚܹܝܡܘܼܢ (aḥḥēmūn)
	f		ܐܲܚܹܐ (aḥḥē)

See also

• ܡܲܡܝܸܬ݂ (mamyiṯ)
• ܡܢܲܚܸܡ (mnaḥḥim)