ܡܫܝܕܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܐ ܕ (š ˀ d)
2 terms

Denominal verb derived from the noun ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šēḏānā, “crazy”), itself from ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ (šēḏā, “demon”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mʃajðɪn]

Verb

ܡܫܲܝܕ݂ܸܢ • (mšayḏin) (present participle ܡܫܲܝܕ݂ܘܼܢܹܐ (mšayḏūnē), past participle ܡܫܘܼܝܕ݂ܢܵܐ (mšūyḏnā))

  1. (intransitive) to be crazy, to act foolishly
    ܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܸܠ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ ܘܡܫܲܝܕ݂ܢܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ. ― kē mmallil wā b-šāˁē w-mšayḏnaḥ wā. ― He would talk for ours and we would go crazy.
  2. (transitive) to make crazy, to drive crazy
    ܝܼܘܸܬ ܡܫܲܝܕ݂ܘܼܢܝܼ ― īwet mšayḏūnī ― You’re driving me crazy

Conjugation

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