ܡܬܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܬ ܚ (m t ḥ)
3 terms

Of the noun pattern 1i23ā, from the above root; cognate to Hebrew מֶשֶׁךְ (méshekh).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɪθ.xɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [mɪt.xɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ • (miṯḥām sg (plural ܡܸܬ݂ܚܹ̈ܐ (miṯḥē))

  1. extent, reach, range
    ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܬܚܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܝܵܡܵܐ.
    miṯḥā d-tḥūmē mṭē lēh l-yāmā.
    The border’s extent reached the sea.
    ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܥܬܹܗ ܪܲܒܵܐ.
    īwā miṯḥā d-īḏaˁtēh rabbā.
    The extent of his knowledge was great.
  2. period of time, interval; extent, duration
    Synonym: ܛܲܘܪܵܐ (ṭawrā)
    ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܡܸܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ.
    zīl lī min qam ḥa miṯḥā kiryā.
    I went a short time ago.
    ܙܲܘܥܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܫܘܼܘܫܵܛܵܐ ܐܲܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܙܝܼܙܵܐ
    zawˁā yan miṯḥā dšūwšāṭā ammānāyā ˁazīzā
    A movement or a time of great artistic progress.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܬ݂ܲܚ (mṯaḥ) 1st person ܡܸܬ݂ܚܝܼ (miṯḥī) ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܢ (miṯḥan)
construct ܡܬ݂ܲܚ (mṯaḥ) 2nd person ܡܸܬ݂ܚܘܼܟ݂ (miṯḥōḵ) ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܟ݂ܝ (miṯḥāḵ) ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṯḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ (miṯḥā) 3rd person ܡܸܬ݂ܚܹܗ (miṯḥēh) ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܗ̇ (miṯḥāh) ܡܸܬ݂ܚܗܘܿܢ (miṯḥhōn)
plural absolute ܡܸܬ݂ܚܝܼ̈ܢ (miṯḥīn) 1st person ܡܸܬ݂ܚܝܼ̈ (miṯḥī) ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܢ̈ (miṯḥan)
construct ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܝ̈ (miṯḥay) 2nd person ܡܸܬ݂ܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (miṯḥōḵ) ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (miṯḥāḵ) ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṯḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܸܬ݂ܚܹ̈ܐ (miṯḥē) 3rd person ܡܸܬ݂ܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (miṯḥūh) ܡܸܬ݂ܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (miṯḥōh) ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (miṯḥayhōn)

Derived terms