ܫܘܬܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܘ ܬ ܦ (š w t p)
2 terms

Denominal verb extracted from ܫܵܘܬܵܦܵܐ (šāwtāpā, participant, partner), from Akkadian 𒋗𒋰 (šutāpu [ŠU.TAB]); compare Hebrew שִׁתֵּף (shitéf, to collaborate, include something, to share).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃɑwːtɪp.]

Verb

ܫܵܘܬܸܦ or ܫܲܘܬܸܦ • (šāwtip or šawtip) (present participle ܫܵܘܬܘܼܦܹܐ (šāwtūpē), past participle ܫܘܼܬܦܵܐ (šutpā))

  1. to share, participate, take part
    ܡܘܼܚܠܸܦ ܠܹܗ ܕܫܵܘܬܸܦ ܓܵܘ ܠܘܼܡܵܕܵܐ.muḥlip lēh d-šāwtip gāw lummādā.He declined to participate in the conference.
  2. to associate
    ܟܹܐ ܫܵܘܬܦܸܢ ܥܲܡ ܠܸܘܝܝܼ̈ ܒܫܘܼܠܵܡܲܝ̈ ܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ.kē šāwtpin ˁam liwyī b-šūlāmay šāḇōˁā.I associate with my coworkers on weekends.
  3. to partner, to join, to merge

Usage notes

  • This is followed by ܒ- (b-) to indicate the activity being performed; by ܥܲܡ (ˁam) to indicate the partner.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (share): ܫܲܪܸܟ (šarrik)
  • (partner): ܠܵܘܹܐ (lāwē)
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