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)

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) [with ܒ- (b-)]

   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

gerund	ܡܚܵܝܵܐ (mḥāyā)
verbal noun	ܡܚܵܝܵܐ (mḥāyā)
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܡܸܚܝܵܐ (miḥyā)				ܡܸܚܝܹ̈ܐ (miḥyē)
	f	ܡܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mḥīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܡܵܚܘܿܝܵܐ (māḥōyā)				ܡܵܚܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (māḥōyē)
	f	ܡܵܚܘܿܝܬܵܐ (māḥōytā)				ܡܵܚܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māḥōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܡܚܵܝܬܵܐ (mḥāytā)				ܡ̈ܚܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mḥāyāṯā)
		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)	ܡܵܚܹܝܚ (māḥēḥ)	ܡܵܚܹܝܬܘܿܢ (māḥētōn)	ܡܵܚܝܼ (māḥī)
	f	ܡܵܚܝܵܢ (māḥyān)	ܡܵܚܝܵܬܝ (māḥyāt)	ܡܵܚܝܵܐ (māḥyā)
imperative	m		ܡܚܝܼ (mḥī)			ܡܚܲܘ (mḥaw)
	f		ܡܚܲܝ (mḥay)
passive past	m	ܡܚܹܝܢ (mḥēn)	ܡܚܹܝܬ (mḥēt)	ܡܚܹܐ (mḥē)	ܡܚܹܝܚ (mḥēḥ)	ܡܚܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mḥētōn)	ܡܚܲܝ (mḥay)
	f	ܡܸܚܝܲܢ (miḥyan)	ܡܸܚܝܲܬܝ (miḥyat)	ܡܸܚܝܵܐ (miḥyā)

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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)

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

gerund	ܡܲܚܘܿܝܹܐ (maḥōyē)
verbal noun	-
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܡܘܼܚܝܵܐ (muḥyā)				ܡܘܼܚܝܹ̈ܐ (muḥyē)
	f	ܡܘܼܚܲܝܬܵܐ (mūḥaytā)
agent noun	m	ܡܲܚܝܵܢܵܐ (maḥyānā)				ܡܲܚܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (maḥyānē)
	f	ܡܲܚܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥyānīṯā)				ܡܲܚܝܵܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥyānyāṯā)
instance noun		ܡܲܚܲܝܬܵܐ (maḥḥaytā)				ܡܲܚܲܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥḥayāṯā)
		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)	ܡܲܚܲܝܚ (maḥḥayḥ)	ܡܲܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (maḥītōn)	ܡܲܚܝܼ (maḥī)
	f	ܡܲܚܝܵܢ (maḥyān)	ܡܲܚܝܵܬܝ (maḥyāt)	ܡܲܚܝܵܐ (maḥyā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܚܝܼ (aḥī)			ܐܲܚܹܝܡܘܼܢ (aḥḥēmūn)
	f		ܐܲܚܹܐ (aḥḥē)
passive past	m	ܡܘܼܚܹܝܢ (mūḥēn)	ܡܘܼܚܹܝܬ (mūḥēt)	ܡܘܼܚܹܐ (mūḥē)	ܡܘܼܚܹܝܚ (mūḥēḥ)	ܡܘܼܚܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mūḥētōn)	ܡܘܼܚܲܝ (mūḥay)
	f	ܡܘܼܚܝܲܢ (muḥyan)	ܡܘܼܚܝܲܬܝ (muḥyat)	ܡܘܼܚܝܵܐ (muḥyā)

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See also

• ܡܲܡܝܸܬ݂ (mamyiṯ)
• ܡܢܲܚܸܡ (mnaḥḥim)