ܓܚܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܓ ܚ ܟ (g ḥ k)
3 terms

Possibly onomatopoeic. From the older form ܓܵܚܹܟ݂* (gāḥēḵ*), from Aramaic גְּחַך (gəḥaḵ). The original /x/ form was present alongside a variant form with /k/ in Mlahsö ܓܚܟ; cognate to Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika), Hebrew צָחַק (tsakhák) and Akkadian 𒍢𒀀𒄷𒌝 (ṣiāḫum).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːxekː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːxɪt͡ʃ]

Verb

ܓܵܚܹܟ • (gāḥēk) (present participle ܓܚܵܟܵܐ (gḥākā), past participle ܓܚܝܼܟܵܐ (gḥīkā))

  1. to laugh
    ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܓܚܵܟܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ.
    šaḇrē bigḥākā ìwā l-barrāyē.
    The children were laughing together outside.
    • Genesis 21:6:
      ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܗ̇ ܣܲܪܵܐ، «ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܓܸܚܟܵܐ، ܟܠ ܕܫܵܡܹܥ ܒܸܬ ܓܵܚܹܟ ܒܝܼܝܼ.»
      w-mīrāh sarrā, “ˁḇīd lēh allāhā ilī giḥkā, kul d-šāmēˁ bit gāḥēk bīyī.”
      And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.”
    • Ecclessiastes 3:4:
      ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܠܸܒܟ݂ܵܝܵܐ، ܘܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܠܸܓܚܵܟܵܐ؛ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܠܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܬܲܥܙܝܼ، ܘܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܠܸܪܩܵܕܵܐ؛
      zaḇnā libḵāyā, w-zaḇnā ligḥākā; zaḇnā liˁḇādā taˁzī, w-zaḇnā lirqādā;
      A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;

Conjugation
Conjugation of ܓܵܚܹܟ (gāḥēk)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܝܼ
(gḥīk lī)		 ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(gḥīk lūḵ)		 ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܹܗ
(gḥīk lēh)		 ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܲܢ
(gḥīk lan)		 ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gḥīk lāwḵōn)		 ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(gḥīk lhōn)
f ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(gḥīk lāḵ)		 ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܵܗ̇
(gḥīk lāh)
non-past m ܓܵܚܟܹܢ
(gāḥkēn)		 ܓܵܚܟܹܬ
(gāḥkēt)		 ܓܵܚܹܟ
(gāḥēk)		 ܓܵܚܟܲܚ
(gāḥkaḥ)		 ܓܵܚܟܝܼܬܘܿܢ
(gāḥkītōn)		 ܓܵܚܟܝܼ
(gāḥkī)
f ܓܵܚܟܵܢ
(gāḥkān)		 ܓܵܚܟܵܬܝ
(gāḥkāt)		 ܓܵܚܟܵܐ
(gāḥkā)
imperative m ܓܚܘܿܟ
(gḥōk)		 ܓܚܘܿܟܘܼܢ
(gḥōkūn)
f ܓܚܘܿܟܝ
(gḥōk)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܚ-ܟ (ɡ-ḥ-k) related to laughing. Compare Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika) and Hebrew צָחַק (ṣāḥaq).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)ħax], [ɡ(ə)ħɛx]

Verb

ܓܚܟ • (transliteration needed)

  1. to laugh
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