ܡܚܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܙ ܐ (ḥ z ˀ)
9 terms

Causitive stem of the verb ܚܵܙܹܐ (ḥāzē, “to see”). Not present in Classical Syriac and has replaced the original ܡܲܚܘܹܐ (maḥwē) in many dialects, and necessarily a newer innovation. This verb remains nonexistent in some dialects.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [max.zeː]

Verb

ܡܲܚܙܹܐ • (maḥzē) (present participle ܡܲܚܙܘܼܝܹܐ (maḥzūyē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܙܝܼܵܐ (muḥzīyā))

1. to show (allow or cause to be visible)

   ܐܲܚܙܝܼ ܠܝܼ! ― aḥzī lī! ― Show me!

   ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܡܲܚܙܲܚ ܠܹܗ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ. ― wālē d-maḥzaḥ lēh ˁālmā. ― We have to show the world.

   ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩܘܼܢ ܠܝܼ ܡܲܚܙܹܝܢ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܡܲܥܠܵܐ. ― šḇōqūn lī maḥzēn lāwḵōn maˁlā. ― Let me show you the entrance.

   • John 5:20:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܒܵܒܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒ ܠܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ، ܘܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂، ܘܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܢܹܐ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܥܲܓ̰ܒܝܼܬܘܿܢ

     miṭṭul bābā kē maḥḥib l-brōnā, wkē maḥzē lēh kul mindī d-ˁāḇēḏ, w-yatīr min annē pulḥānē bit maḥzē lēh, hādḵā d-aḥtōn ˁajbītōn

     For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works that these, that you may marvel.

2. (with ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ (nafšēh) or ܓܵܢܹܗ (gānēh, “himself”)) to show off, brag, boast

   ܒܲܣܵܐ ܐܲܚܙܹܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܘܼܟ݂ ܐܸܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ! ― bassā aḥzē nafšūḵ illayhōn! ― Stop showing off to them!

   ܩܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ ܡܘܼܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ܗܲܪ ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܕܥܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ. ― qīm lēh muḥzē lēh nafšēh har b-ˁiddānā d-ˁīl lēh. ― He started to show off as soon as he walked in.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܚܙܹܐ (maḥzē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ (muḥzē lī)	ܡܘܼܚܙܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (muḥzē lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ (muḥzē lēh)	ܡܘܼܚܙܹܐ ܠܲܢ (muḥzē lan)	ܡܘܼܚܙܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (muḥzē lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܚܙܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (muḥzē lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܚܙܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (muḥzē lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܚܙܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (muḥzē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܚܙܹܝܢ (maḥzēn)	ܡܲܚܙܹܝܬ (maḥzēt)	ܡܲܚܙܹܐ (maḥzē)	ܡܲܚܙܲܚ (maḥzaḥ)	ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬܘܿܢ (maḥzītōn)	ܡܲܚܙܝܼ (maḥzī)
	f	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܢ (maḥzyān)	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܬܝ (maḥzyāt)	ܡܲܚܙܝܵܐ (maḥzyā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܚܙܝܼ (aḥzī)			ܐܲܚܙܹܝܡܘܼܢ (aḥzēmūn)
	f		ܐܲܚܙܹܐ (aḥzē)