ܡܛܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܛ ܘ ܒ (ṭ w b)
8 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, passive participle of the verb ܛܲܝܸܒ݂ (ṭayyeḇ)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mətˤaj.wɑː]

Adjective

ܡܲܛܝܒ݂ܵܐ • (maṭiḇā) (feminine ܡܛܲܝܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (mṭayyaḇtā), plural ܡܛܲܝ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (mṭayḇē))

  1. readily available, ready to hand; prepared, ready, willing
    Synonyms: ܥܲܬܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁatīḏā), ܙܡܝܼܢܵܐ (zmīnā)
    ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― hānā kispā mṭayḇā ìlēh. ― This money is readily available.
    ܚܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܡܛܲܝ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ ܘܥܲܬܝܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ. ― ḥaylāwāṯē mṭayḇē w-ˁatīḏē. ― Forces prepared and standing-by.
  2. present, close, nearby
    Synonyms: ܩܲܝܵܡܵܐ (qayyāmā), ܨܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣaˀīḇā), ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā)
    Antonyms: ܥܲܢܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁanīḏā), ܠܵܐ ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐ (lā mṭayḇā)
    ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ ܠܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ. ― šaḇrī lē ìnā mṭayḇā idyōm. ― The children aren’t present today.

Derived terms
  • ܒܸܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐ (bimṭayḇā)
  • ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mṭayḇāˀīṯ)
  • ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mṭayḇūṯā)
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