ܡܚܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܡܚܬܐ

Etymology 1
Root
ܢ ܚ ܬ (n ḥ t)
2 terms

Noun of place derived from the verb ܢܵܚܹܬ݂ (nāḥēṯ, “to land, descend”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [max.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܚܬܵܐ • (maḥtā) m sg (plural ܡܲܚܬܹ̈ܐ (maḥtē))

  1. (aviation) aerodrome, landing strip, runway
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܲܚܬܵܐ (maḥtā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܡܲܚܬܝܼ
(maḥtī)		 ܡܲܚܬܲܢ
(maḥtan)
construct ܡܲܚܲܬ݂
(maḥḥaṯ)		 2nd person ܡܲܚܬܘܼܟ݂
(maḥtūḵ)		 ܡܲܚܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(maḥtāḵ)		 ܡܲܚܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(maḥtāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܚܬܵܐ
(maḥtā)		 3rd person ܡܲܚܬܹܗ
(maḥtēh)		 ܡܲܚܬܵܗ̇
(maḥtāh)		 ܡܲܚܬܗܘܿܢ
(maḥthōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܡܲܚܬܝܼ̈
(maḥtī)		 ܡܲܚܬܲܢ̈
(maḥtan)
construct ܡܲܚܬܲܝ̈
(maḥtay)		 2nd person ܡܲܚܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(maḥtūḵ)		 ܡܲܚܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(maḥtāḵ)		 ܡܲܚܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(maḥtāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܚܬܹ̈ܐ
(maḥtē)		 3rd person ܡܲܚܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(maḥtūh)		 ܡܲܚܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(maḥtōh)		 ܡܲܚܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(maḥthōn)

Etymology 2
Root
ܬ ܚ ܬ (t ḥ t)
8 terms

Causative of ܚܵܬܹܐ (ḥātē)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [maħteː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [maxteː]

Verb

ܡܲܚܬܹܐ • (maḥtē) (present participle ܡܲܚܬܘܿܝܹܐ (maḥtōyē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܬܝܵܐ (muḥtyā))

  1. (transitive, physically) to position or make lower/low, bring down, lower see usage notes
    Antonym: ܡܲܥܠܹܐ (maˁlē)
  2. to lower volume
    ܐܲܚܬܝܼ ܩܵܠܘܿܟ݂
    aḥtī qālōḵ
    lower your voice.
    ܐܲܚܬܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ
    aḥtī lēh prāsḥizwā
    lower the television(‘s volume).
Usage notes
  • (to position lower): This verb is used for literally and physically lowering something or someone’s position, and not, for example, bringing something downstairs, or any figurative usage. For that, the verb ܡܲܢܚܸܬ݂ (manḥiṯ) is used, where there may sometimes be semantic overlap.
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