| Root |
|---|
| ܓ ܚ ܟ (g ḥ k) |
| 3 terms |
Possibly onomatopoeic. From the older form ܓܵܚܹܟ݂* (gāḥēḵ*), from Aramaic גְּחַך (gəḥaḵ). The original /x/ form was present alongside a variant form with /k/ in Mlahsö ܓܚܟ; cognate to Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika), Hebrew צָחַק (tsakhák) and Akkadian 𒍢𒀀𒄷𒌝 (ṣiāḫum).
ܓܵܚܹܟ • (gāḥēk) (present participle ܓܚܵܟܵܐ (gḥākā), past participle ܓܚܝܼܟܵܐ (gḥīkā))
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܝܼ (gḥīk lī) |
ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gḥīk lūḵ) |
ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܹܗ (gḥīk lēh) |
ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܲܢ (gḥīk lan) |
ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gḥīk lāwḵōn) |
ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gḥīk lhōn) |
| f | ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gḥīk lāḵ) |
ܓܚܝܼܟ ܠܵܗ̇ (gḥīk lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܓܵܚܟܹܢ (gāḥkēn) |
ܓܵܚܟܹܬ (gāḥkēt) |
ܓܵܚܹܟ (gāḥēk) |
ܓܵܚܟܲܚ (gāḥkaḥ) |
ܓܵܚܟܝܼܬܘܿܢ (gāḥkītōn) |
ܓܵܚܟܝܼ (gāḥkī) |
| f | ܓܵܚܟܵܢ (gāḥkān) |
ܓܵܚܟܵܬܝ (gāḥkāt) |
ܓܵܚܟܵܐ (gāḥkā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܓܚܘܿܟ (gḥōk) |
ܓܚܘܿܟܘܼܢ (gḥōkūn) |
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| f | ܓܚܘܿܟܝ (gḥōk) | ||||||
From the root ܓ-ܚ-ܟ (ɡ-ḥ-k) related to laughing. Compare Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika) and Hebrew צָחַק (ṣāḥaq).
ܓܚܟ • (transliteration needed)