ܕܡܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܕ ܡ ܟ (d m k)
2 terms

From Aramaic דְּמַך (dəmaḵ, “to lie down, sleep”)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [dɑːmexː]

Verb

ܕܵܡܹܟ݂ • (dāmēḵ) (present participle ܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (dmāḵā), past participle ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (dmīḵā))

  1. to sleep
    Antonym: ܪܵܥܹܫ (rāˁēš)
    ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ؟ ― dmīḵ lōḵ ṣpāyī timmāl b-laylē? ― Did you sleep well last night?
  2. to go to bed
    Antonyms: ܪܵܥܹܫ (rāˁēš), ܩܵܝܹܡ (qāyēm)
    ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܥܸܣܲܪ ܘܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܟܠ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ. ― kē dāmḵēn šāˁaṯ ˁissar w-palgā kul laylē. ― I go to bed at ten thirty every night.
  3. to lie down
    ܟܲܕ݂ ܟܹܐ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܸܢ ܟܘܿܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܲܘܣܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܸܟ݂ ― kaḏ kē lāḇšin kōsīṯā kawsī kē dāmiḵ ― When I wear a hat, my hair lies down
  4. to rest, be motionless, take a rest from functioning

Conjugation
Conjugation of ܕܵܡܹܟ݂ (dāmēḵ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܝܼ
(dmīḵ lī)		 ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(dmīḵ lūḵ)		 ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ
(dmīḵ lēh)		 ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܲܢ
(dmīḵ lan)		 ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(dmīḵ lāwḵōn)		 ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(dmīḵ lhōn)
f ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(dmīḵ lāḵ)		 ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇
(dmīḵ lāh)
non-past m ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ
(dāmḵēn)		 ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܬ
(dāmḵēt)		 ܕܵܡܹܟ݂
(dāmēḵ)		 ܕܵܡܟ݂ܲܚ
(dāmḵaḥ)		 ܕܵܡܟ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ
(dāmḵītōn)		 ܕܵܡܟ݂ܝܼ
(dāmḵī)
f ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܢ
(dāmḵān)		 ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܬܝ
(dāmḵāt)		 ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ
(dāmḵā)
imperative m ܕܡܘܿܟ݂
(dmōḵ)		 ܕܡܘܿܟ݂ܘܼܢ
(dmōḵūn)
f ܕܡܘܿܟ݂ܝ
(dmōḵ)

Synonyms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܕ-ܡ-ܟ (d-m-k) related to sleeping.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d(ə)mɛx]

Verb

ܕܡܟ • (dmex)

  1. to sleep
  2. to lie down
  3. to die

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [d(ə)mɑx]

Noun

ܕܡܟ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܕܡܟܐ
  2. construct state singular of ܕܡܟܐ

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dammɑx]

Noun

ܕܡܟ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܕܡܟܐ
  2. construct state singular of ܕܡܟܐ
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