ܡܫܟܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܫ ܟ ܚ (š k ḥ)
2 terms

From the older form *ܡܲܫܟ݂ܸܚ (*mašḵiḥ), from Aramaic אַשְׁכַּח (ašəkaḥ); with a shift from /š/ to /č/ and a deletion of /x/. Compare also in Classical Syriac ܫܟܚ (šəḵaḥ, “to find, to be able”) and possibly related to Hebrew שָׁכַח (shakhákh, “to forget”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ma.t͡ʃɪx.]

Verb

ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ • (mačiḥ) (present participle ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܘܼܚܹܐ (mačūḥē), past participle ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ (mūčḥā))

  1. (transitive) to find, discover, locate
    Synonyms: ܡܛܲܠܸܩ (mṭalliq), ܡܲܐܒ݂ܸܕ݂ (maˀḇiḏ)
    ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܲܢ ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܬܠܵܬ݂ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ. ― mūčiḥ lan pindqā min bār tlāṯ šāˁē. ― We found our hotel after three hours.
    ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܩܦܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܗܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ ܩܕ݂ܝܼܠܝܼ̈. ― tarˁā qpīlā ìlēh, hiš lā ìwen mūčḥā qḏīlī. ― The door is locked, I still haven’t found my keys.
    ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܕܵܐܟ݂ ܡܵܨܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܫܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܚܫܝܼܚܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܬܵܐ!
    īnā dāḵ māṣētōn mačḥītōn šrāytā ḥšīḥtā qā ˁasqūtā hādḵā rabtā!
    But how can you find a suitable solution for such a huge problem!

Usage notes

Conjugation
Conjugation of ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ (mačiḥ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܝܼ
(mūčiḥ lī)		 ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(mūčiḥ lūḵ)		 ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܹܗ
(mūčiḥ lēh)		 ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܲܢ
(mūčiḥ lan)		 ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mūčiḥ lāwḵōn)		 ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(mūčiḥ lhōn)
f ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(mūčiḥ lāḵ)		 ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܵܗ̇
(mūčiḥ lāh)
non-past m ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܸܢ
(mačḥin)		 ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܸܬ
(mačḥit)		 ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ
(mačiḥ)		 ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܲܚ
(mačḥaḥ)		 ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ
(mačḥītōn)		 ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܝܼ
(mačḥī)
f ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܲܢ
(mačḥan)		 ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܬܝ
(mačḥāt)		 ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ
(mačḥā)
imperative m ܐܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ
(ačiḥ)		 ܐܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܘܼܢ
(ačḥūn)
f ܐܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚܝ
(ačiḥ)
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