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

• (sleep): ܢܵܝܹܡ (nāyēm), ܝܵܫܹܢ (yāšēn), ܛܵܒ݂ܸܥ (ṭāḇiˁ, “to fall asleep”)
• (lie down): ܫܵܟܹܒ݂ (šākēḇ), ܛܵܠܹܥ (ṭālēˁ) ܫܵܛܹܚ (šāṭēḥ)
• ܢܵܝܹܚ (nāyēḥ, “to rest”)

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d(ə)mɑx]

Noun

ܕܡܟ • (transliteration needed)

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

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dammɑx]

Noun

ܕܡܟ • (transliteration needed)

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