ܣܡܟ

From Aramaic סְמַך (səmaḵ); cognate to Hebrew סָמַך (samákh, “to lean, lay, rest, support”), Arabic سَمَكَ (samaka, “to be elevated or lofty”) and سَمَّكَ (sammaka, “to thicken”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːmexː]

ܣܵܡܹܟ݂ • (sāmēḵ) (present participle ܣܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (smāḵā), past participle ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (smīḵā))

1. (intransitive) to sit, lean, recline, lie

   Synonyms: ܝܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (yāṯēḇ), ܩܵܥܹܕ (qāˁēd), ܫܵܟ݂ܹܬ (šāḵēt), ܓܵܢܹܐ (gānē)

   ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܥܲܪܣܵܐ. ― smīḵ lēh ˁal ˁarsā. ― He reclined onto the bed.

2. (intransitive) to pose

   ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܣܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܦܵܐܹܫ ܡܨܘܼܘܪܹ̈ܐ. ― īqartā kē sāmḵā d-pāˀēš mṣūwrē. ― The family poses to be photographed.

3. (transitive) to rely on

   ܟܠܵܗ̇ ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܸܣܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ ܕܥܵܕ݂ܹܪ.‏ ― kullāh māṯā bismāḵā ìlāh ˁalūh d-ˁāḏēr.‏ ― The whole village is relying on him to help.

• ܡܲܣܡܸܟ݂ (masmiḵ)