ܡܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܛ ܐ (m ṭ ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic מְטָא (məṭā). Doublet of ܡܵܨܹܐ (māṣē).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːtˤeː]

Verb

ܡܵܛܹܐ • (māṭē) (present participle ܡܛܵܝܵܐ (mṭāyā), past participle ܡܸܛܝܵܐ (miṭyā))

  1. to arrive
    ܡܛܹܐ ܠܲܢ! ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ.mṭē lan! ḥārāˀīt.We finally made it!
    ܓܵܘ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܘܒܸܬ ܡܵܛܲܚ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ.
    gāw raddāytā l-urḥā ìwaḥ ādīyā wbit māṭaḥ b-ramšā.
    We are in the car on the road now and we will arrive in the evening.
  2. to reach
    ܐܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܛܝܵܐ ܠܵܗ̇īḏī lā kē māṭyā lāhMy hand cannot reach it.
  3. to afford
    Synonyms: ܣܵܒ݂ܹܠ (sāḇēl), ܣܵܦܹܩ (sāpēq)
    ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܡܛܵܝܵܐ ܠܐܝܼܕܝܼlē ìlēh bimṭāyā l-īdīI cannot afford it (literally, “It is not arriving to my hand.”)
  4. to mature, develop, grow, ripen
    Synonyms: ܫܵܠܹܡ (šālēm), ܓܲܪܘܸܣ (garwis)

Conjugation

Interjection

ܡܵܛܹܐ • (māṭē)

  1. Affirmative yes in response to an especially personal or direct request for the performance of some action.
    ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܬ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܠܝܸܡܘܼܟ݂ — ܗܹܐ ܡܵܛܹܐ.
    Say hello to your mother — Yes will do (literally, “may it arrive”)
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