ܡܬ-

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܸܬ݂-.

Prefix

ܡܸܬ- • (mit-)

  1. -able, -ible forms part of the active nouns and adjectives for ithpeel and ithpaal construction verbs, meaning: able to be done or due to be
    ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܩܲܒܸܠ (qabbil) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܩܲܒܠܵܢܵܐ (mitqablānā, “acceptable”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܦܲܚܸܠ (paḥḥil) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܦܲܚܠܵܢܵܐ (mitpaḥlānā, “pardonable”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܦܵܪܹܥ (pārēˁ) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܦܲܪܥܵܢܵܐ (mitparˁānā, “payable”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ (ˁāḇēd) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܢܵܐ (mitˁaḇdānā, “doable”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ (āḵēl) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܐܲܟ݂ܠܵܢܵܐ (mitaḵlānā, “edible”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܓܵܝܹܒ݂ (gāyēḇ) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܓ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (mitḡīḇānā, “responsible”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܚܵܙܹܐ (ḥāzē) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܚܲܙܝܵܢܵܐ (mitḥazyānā, “visible”)

Usage notes

  • The suffix changes if the verb starts with the following letters:
    • If the verb starts with ܣ, or ܫ it switches places with the ܬ:
      ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܫܵܬܹܐ (šātē) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܫܬܲܬܝܵܢܵܐ (“drinkable”)
      ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܫܲܚܠܸܦ (šaḥlip) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܫܬܲܚܠܦܵܢܵܐ (“changeable”)
      ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܣܵܪܹܒ݂ (sārēḇ) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܣܬܲܪܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (“deniable”)
      ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܣܵܚܹܐ (sāḥē) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܣܬܲܚܝܵܢܵܐ (“deniable”)
    • If the verb starts with ܙ, it switches places with ܬ and changes to a ܕ:
      ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܙܲܒܸܢ (zabbin) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܙܕܲܒܢܵܢܵܐ (“sellable”)
      ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܙܵܡܹܪ (zāmēr) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܙܕܲܡܪܵܢܵܐ (“singable”)
    • If the verb starts with ܨ, it switches places with ܬ and changes to a ܛ:
      ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܨܵܠܹܡ (ṣālēm) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܨܛܲܠܡܵܢܵܐ (“imaginable”)
      ‎ܡܸܬ- (mit-) + ‎ܨܵܠܹܐ (ṣālē) + ‎-ܢܐ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܨܛܲܠܝܵܢܵܐ (“descendable”)

See also

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