ܡܚܐ

Inherited from Aramaic מְחָא (məḥā).

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܡܵܚܹܐ • (māḥē)

1. to strike, beat, hit

   ܡܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܹܗ ܡܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܓܘܼܕܵܐ.

   mḥē lēh rēšēh makīḵāˀīṯ b-gūdā.

   He hit his head softly against the wall.

   ܠܸܒܝܼ ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܩܸܘܝܵܐ.

   libī bimḥāyā ìwā kul hādaḵ qiwyā.

   My heart was beating so fast.

2. to come into contact with, meet, hit (especially but not always in a rough manner)

   Synonym: ܩܵܐܸܬ݂ (qāˀiṯ)

   ܐܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ ܡܸܚܝܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܬܲܪܥܵܐ ― īḏī miḥyā lī b-tarˁā ― I hit my hand on the door.

   ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ ܡܚܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ

   īḏāṯan mḥē lhōn bḥḏāḏē

   Our hands came into contact together.

3. to greet with the hands, shake hands

   Synonym: ܫܵܓ݂ܹܫ (šāḡēš)

4. to smear, spread

   ܡܚܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܡܸܫܚܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܵܐܢܵܐ.

   mḥī ḥačā mišḥā ˁal mānā.

   Spread some oil on the plate.

   ܡܚܝܼ ܫܝܼܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܓܘܼܕܵܐ. ― mḥī šīrā ˁal gūdā. ― Apply paint on the wall.

5. to pierce, stab with a needle

   ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܚܡܵܛܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.

   mḥē lī ḥmāṭā ḥēnā.

   I got jabbed with another needle.

6. to run a stop sign, traffic light, etc.

   Synonym: ܩܵܛܹܥ (qāṭēˁ)

7. used to generally talk about the effects of the weather

   Synonyms: ܙܵܪܹܩ (zārēq, “to shine”), ܢܵܦܹܚ (nāpēḥ, “to blow”), ܥܲܠܥܸܠ (ˁalˁil, “to storm”), ܪܵܥܹܡ (rāˁēm, “to thunder”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ

   bimḥāyā ìlēh šimšā

   The sun is shining.

   (literally, “The sun is hitting.”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܵܘܚܵܐ.

   bimḥāyā ìlēh pāwḥā.

   The wind is blowing.

   (literally, “The wind is hitting.”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ.

   bimḥāyā ìlēh ˁalˁālā.

   It is storming.

   (literally, “The storm is hitting.”)

   ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܥܡܹܐ.

   bimḥāyā ìnā raˁmē.

   It is thundering.

   (literally, “The thunders are hitting.”)

8. to infect, devastate, wound of an illness

   Synonym: ܡܛܲܦܹܐ (mṭappē)

   ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܝܼ.

   qarṯā mḥīṯā ìlāh ilī.

   I caught a cold.

   (literally, “A cold infected me.”)

9. to play (music, an instrument)

   Synonym: ܢܵܩܹܫ (nāqēš)

   ܐܲܝܕ݂ܵܐ ܙܸܡܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܡܵܚܲܚ ܒܦܝܵܢܘܿ؟

   ayḏā zimōrtā māḥaḥ b-pyānō?

   Which song shall we play on the piano?

10. to knock (on a door)

    Synonym: ܢܵܩܹܫ (nāqēš)

11. to swipe, scan
12. (by extension) to ring a bell

    Synonym: ܙܲܢܓܸܪ (zangir)

13. (by extension) to call on the phone

    Synonyms: ܡܲܚܒܸܪ (maḥbir), ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē), ܙܲܢܓܸܪ (zangir), ܡܙܲܡܙܸܡ (mzamzim)

• ܡܵܚܹܐ ܟ̰ܲܦܹ̈ܐ (māḥē čappē, “to clap, applaud”)
• ܡܵܚܹܐ ܒܵܠܹܗ (māḥē bālēh, “to turn one’s heed to”)

Causitive stem of the verb ܚܵܝܹܐ (ḥāyē, “to live”); compare Arabic أَحْيَا (ʔaḥyā) and Hebrew הֶחֱיָה (heḥeyá)

• (Standard) IPA^(key):
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key):

ܡܲܚܹܐ • (maḥḥē)

1. (transitive) to animate, bring to life; to vivify, give life to, to quicken, vitalize

   ܒܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܵܠܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ.

   binyānē rabbē ḥadtē kē maḥī lhōn ˁālōlē.

   The great new buildings gives life to the streets.

   ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܙܲܡܵܪܵܐ ܠܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

   mūḥē lēh zammārā l-mištūṯā

   The singer enlived a party.

2. (transitive) to keep alive; to let live, preserve

   ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܝܼ ܠܸܫܵܢܗܘܿܢ ܘܡܲܪܕܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ.

   āṯōrāyē kē maḥī liššānhōn w-marduṯhōn.

   Assyrian keep their language and culture alive.

3. (transitive) to raise from the dead, reanimate, resuscitate, revive, resurrect, restore, reinstitute

   ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܥܝܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܘܕܘܼܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ.

   mūḥē lan hālēn ˁyāḏē w-dūbārē.

   We revived these practices and habits.

4. (figurative, transitive, of land) to fertilize

   ܡܘܼܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ ܠܐܲܪܥܵܐ.

   mūḥē lēh akkārā l-arˁā.

   The farmer cultivated the land.

• ܡܲܡܝܸܬ݂ (mamyiṯ)
• ܡܢܲܚܸܡ (mnaḥḥim)