ܬܢܬܢ

Reduplicated and denominal verb from ܬܸܢܵܢܵܐ‎ (tinnānā)/ܬܸܢܵܐ‎ (tinnā, “smoke”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tɪn.nɑː]

ܬܲܢܬܸܢ • (tantin) (present participle ܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ‎ (tantūnē), past participle ܬܘܼܢܬܸܢܵܐ‎ (tuntinnā))

1. (intransitive) to smoke, emit smoke

   ‏ܢܵܩܘܿܠܬܝܼ ܩܲܕܝܼܡܬܵܐ ܗܸܫ ܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܐܘܼܦ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܡܬܲܩܢܵܢܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   nāqōltī qadīmtā hiš tantūnē ìwā ūp bār min kullāyh mtaqnānwātē.

   My old truck was still smoking even after the repairs.

   ‏ܗܸܫ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܡܵܘܩܕܵܐ ܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܝܼܠܵܐ.‎‎

   hiš kē māṣēt ḥāzēt māwqdā tantūnē riḥqā min ḥa mīlā.

   You can still see the chimney smoking from a mile away.

2. (transitive) to smoke food (preserve or prepare food for consumption by treating with smoke)

   ‏ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܬܲܢܬܸܢܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܣܪܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   wālē lūḵ d-tantinnit lēh bisrā b-ḥakmā šāˁē.

   You'll need to smoke the meat for several hours.

3. (intransitive, figuratively, humorous) to smoke a cigarette, hookah, etc.

   Synonyms: ܫܵܬܹܐ‎ (šātē), ܓܵܪܹܫ‎ (gārēš), ܕܲܚܸܢ‎ (daḥḥin)