ܡܡܬܠ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܡ ܬ ܠ (m t l) |
| 3 terms |
Intensitive stem of the verb ܡܵܬ݂ܹܠ (māṯēl, “to resemble, compare, represent”); cognate to Arabic مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala) and Hebrew הִמְשִׁיל (himshíl).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [məmat.tɪl.]
Verb
ܡܡܲܬܸܠ • (mmattil) (present participle ܡܡܲܬܘܼܠܹܐ (mmatūlē), past participle ܡܡܘܼܬܠܵܐ (mmutlā))
- (transitive) to compare, liken, make similar
- (transitive) to quote as example, to use a proverb
- (intransitive) to act, portray, perform a theatrical role
- ܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܬܸܠ ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܘܼܪܙܵܐ. ― kē mmattil parṣōpā rēšāyā ˁal ḥurzā. ― He portrays the main character of the show.
- ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܡܡܲܬܘܼܠܹܐ ܒܥܘܿܡܪܵܐ ܕܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ. ― šūrē lī mmatūlē b-ˁōmrā d-šḇaˁ šinnē gāw bēṯ ḥizwānē. ― I started acting at the age of seven in the theatre.
- (intransitive, figuratively) to be disingenuous, pretend, simulate
- ܒܲܣܵܐ ܡܲܬܸܠ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ! ― bassā mattil ḥēnā! ― Stop pretending already!
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܡܡܲܬܸܠ (mmattil)
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܡܡܘܼܬܸܠ ܠܝܼ (mmūtil lī) |
ܡܡܘܼܬܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mmūtil lūḵ) |
ܡܡܘܼܬܸܠ ܠܹܗ (mmūtil lēh) |
ܡܡܘܼܬܸܠ ܠܲܢ (mmūtil lan) |
ܡܡܘܼܬܸܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mmūtil lāwḵōn) |
ܡܡܘܼܬܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mmūtil lhōn) |
| f | ܡܡܘܼܬܸܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mmūtil lāḵ) |
ܡܡܘܼܬܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (mmūtil lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܡܡܲܬܠܸܢ (mmatlin) |
ܡܡܲܬܠܸܬ (mmatlit) |
ܡܡܲܬܸܠ (mmattil) |
ܡܡܲܬܠܲܚ (mmatlaḥ) |
ܡܡܲܬܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mmatlītōn) |
ܡܡܲܬܠܝܼ (mmatlī) |
| f | ܡܡܲܬܠܲܢ (mmatlan) |
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܬܝ (mmatlāt) |
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܐ (mmatlā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܡܲܬܸܠ (mattil) |
ܡܲܬܠܘܼܢ (matlūn) |
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| f | ܡܲܬܸܠܝ (mattil) | ||||||
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