ܡܦܠܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܠ ܚ (p l ḥ)
3 terms

Causitive of ܦܵܠܹܚ (pālēḥ, “to work”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [map.lɪx.]

Verb

ܡܲܦܠܸܚ • (mapliḥ) (present participle ܡܲܦܠܘܼܚܹܐ (maplūḥē), past participle ܡܘܼܦܠܚܵܐ (muplḥā))

  1. (transitive) to put to or make work; to hire, employ
    Antonyms: ܡܲܫܠܹܐ (mašlē), ܡܲܒܛܸܠ (mabṭil)
    ܩܸܡ ܡܲܦܠܸܚ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ. ― qim mapliḥ lan min ṣaprā. ― He put us to work from the morning.
  2. (transitive) to operate, use, make use of
    Synonyms: ܡܚܲܫܸܚ (mḥaššiḥ), ܡܲܦܥܸܠ (mapˁil)
    ܐܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܘܼܒܵܪܵܐ ܡܲܦܠܘܼܚܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ؟ ― aynā dubbārā maplūḥē ìwet? ― What method are you using?
    ܡܢܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܡܲܦܠܘܼܚܹܐ ܡܣܲܠܩܵܢܵܐ ܒܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ. ― mnīˁā ìlēh lmaplūḥē msalqānā b-aykannāyūṯ nūrā. ― Using the elevator is forbidden in case of fire.
    ܒܸܬ ܡܲܦܠܚܸܢ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܘܼܟ݂ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ ܐܸܕܠܹܝܠ. ― bit maplḥin zulḥizwūḵ yatīr mūḥibbā idlēl. ― I will play your favourite video tonight.
    ܒܕܵܘܪܵܐ ܕܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܚܲܕ݇، ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܦܠܚܲܚ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܬܸܩܢܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.
    b-dāwrā dˁisrīn w-ḥa, lā kē maplḥaḥ hādḵā tiqnōlōḡīyā ḥēnā.
    In the twenty-first century, we don't use this kind of technology anymore.

Conjugation

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