ܕܡܟ

ܕܡܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܡ ܟ‎ (d m k)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [dɑːməxː]

Verb

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

1. to sleep

   Antonym: ܪܵܥܹܫ‎ (rāʿēš)

   ‏ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܬܸܡܲܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ؟‎‎

   dmīḵ loḵ ṣpāyī timmal blaylē?

   Did you sleep well last night?

2. to go to bed

   Antonyms: ܪܵܥܹܫ‎ (rāʿēš), ܩܵܝܹܡ‎ (qāyēm)

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ ܫܵܥܬܵܐ ܕܥܸܣܲܪ ܘܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܟܠ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ.‎‎

   kē dāmḵēn šāʿtā dʿissar w-palgā kul laylē.

   I go to bed at ten thirty every night.

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 luḵ)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ‎ (dmīḵ lēh)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܲܢ‎ (dmīḵ lan)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (dmīḵ lāwḵon)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (dmīḵ lhon)
	f		ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (dmīḵ lāḵ)	ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (dmīḵ lāh)
non-past	m	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ‎ (dāmḵēn)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܬ‎ (dāmḵēt)	ܕܵܡܹܟ݂ (dāmēḵ)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܲܚ‎ (dāmḵaḥ)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (dāmḵīton)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܝܼ‎ (dāmḵī)
	f	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܢ‎ (dāmḵān)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܬܝ‎ (dāmḵāt)	ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ‎ (dāmḵā)
imperative	m		ܕܡܘܿܟ݂‎ (dmoḵ)			ܕܡܘܿܟ݂ܘܼܢ‎ (dmoḵun)
	f		ܕܡܘܿܟ݂ܝ‎ (dmoḵ)

See also

• ܢܵܝܹܡ‎ (nāyēm)
• ܢܵܝܹܚ‎ (nāyēḥ, “to rest”)

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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