ܡܝܨ

ܡܝܨ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܨ ܨ‎ (m ṣ ṣ)
2 terms

Etymology

From a modified form of Aramaic מְצַץ‎ (məṣaṣ), doublet of ܡܵܨܹܨ‎ (māṣēṣ, “to suck, to be breastfead”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːjesˤː]

Verb

ܡܵܝܹܨ • (māyēṣ) (present participle ܡܝܵܨܵܐ‎ (myāṣā), past participle ܡܝܼܨܵܐ‎ (mīṣā))

1. to suck (to use the mouth and lips to pull in a liquid)
   • Job 20:16:

     ‏ܣܲܡܵܐ ܕܦܲܬܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܝܹܨ؛ ܒܸܬ ܩܵܛܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܵܟ݂ܸܕܢܵܐ.‎‎

     sammā d-patnē bit māyēṣ; bit qāṭēl lēh liššānā d-ʾāḵidnā.

     He will suck the poison of cobras; The viper's tongue will slay him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܵܝܹܨ (māyēṣ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܝܼܨ ܠܝܼ‎ (miṣ lī)	ܡܝܼܨ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (miṣ luḵ)	ܡܝܼܨ ܠܹܗ‎ (miṣ lēh)	ܡܝܼܨ ܠܲܢ‎ (miṣ lan)	ܡܝܼܨ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (miṣ lāwḵon)	ܡܝܼܨ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (miṣ lhon)
	f		ܡܝܼܨ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (miṣ lāḵ)	ܡܝܼܨ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (miṣ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܵܝܨܹܢ‎ (māyṣēn)	ܡܵܝܨܹܬ‎ (māyṣēt)	ܡܵܝܹܨ (māyēṣ)	ܡܵܝܨܲܚ‎ (māyṣaḥ)	ܡܵܝܨܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (māyṣiton)	ܡܵܝܨܝܼ‎ (māyṣī)
	f	ܡܵܝܨܵܢ‎ (māyṣān)	ܡܵܝܨܵܬܝ‎ (māyṣāt)	ܡܵܝܨܵܐ‎ (māyṣā)
imperative	m		ܡܘܼܨ‎ (muṣ)			ܡܘܼܨܘܿܢ‎ (muṣon)
	f		ܡܘܼܨܝ‎ (muṣ)