ܡ ܨ ܨ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic م ص ص (m ṣ ṣ), Hebrew מ־צ־ץ (m-ṣ-ṣ).

Root

ܡ ܨ ܨ • (m ṣ ṣ)

1. forming words pertaining to sucking

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܡܵܝܹܨ (māyēṣ, “to suck”)
• ܡܵܨܹܨ (māṣēṣ, “to suck, be breastfead”)
• ܡܲܨܸܨ (maṣṣiṣ, “to wet nurse”)
• ܡܲܡܸܨ (mammiṣ, “to cause to suck”)

Nouns

• ܡܨܵܨܵܐ (mṣāṣā, “suction”)
• ܡܵܘܨܵܐ (māwṣā, “suck, fellatio”)
• ܡܵܝܨܵܢܵܐ (māyṣānā, “sucker, suckling”)
• ܡܲܡܸܨܵܢܬܵܐ (mammiṣāntā, “wet nurse”)

Adjectives

• ܡܸܬܡܲܨܝܵܢܵܐ (mitmaṣyānā, “suckable”)