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
Noun
ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ • (miṯḥā) m sg (plural ܡܸܬ݂ܚܹ̈ܐ (miṯḥē))
- 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.
- 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
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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| 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
- ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܝܵܐ (miṯḥāyā, “periodical”)
- ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕ- (b-miṯḥā d-, “during, for”)