ܡܬܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܡ ܬ ܚ (m t ḥ)
3 terms

Cognate to Hebrew מָשַׁךְ (mashákh, “to pull”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːtexː]

Verb

ܡܵܬܹܚ • (mātēḥ) (present participle ܡܬܵܚܵܐ (mtāḥā), past participle ܡܬܝܼܚܵܐ (mtīḥā))

  1. to take, take up, last, expend an amount of time
    Synonyms: ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš), ܟܵܬܹܪ (kātēr), ܦܵܝܹܫ (pāyēš), ܫܵܩܹܠ (šāqēl)
    ܟܹܐ ܡܵܬܹܚ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܹܐ. ― kē mātēḥ ḥačā b-zaḇnā illā kē ṭāḇē. ― It takes a little time but it’s worth it.
    ܬܘܼܦܵܩܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܬܹܚ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ. ― tuppāqā bit mātēḥ ayḵ tartēn šāˁē. ― The meeting will take about two hours.
    ܟܹܐ ܡܵܬܹܚ ܡܸܢܝܼ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܕܕܵܥܪܹܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܐܲܩܠܵܐ. ― kē mātēḥ minī ḥamšā daqīqē d-dāˁrēn baytā b-aqlā. ― It takes me five minutes to walk back home.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ܡܵܬܹܚ (mātēḥ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ
(mtīḥ lī)		 ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(mtīḥ lūḵ)		 ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ
(mtīḥ lēh)		 ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ
(mtīḥ lan)		 ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mtīḥ lāwḵōn)		 ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(mtīḥ lhōn)
f ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(mtīḥ lāḵ)		 ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܵܗ̇
(mtīḥ lāh)
non-past m ܡܵܬܚܹܢ
(mātḥēn)		 ܡܵܬܚܹܬ
(mātḥēt)		 ܡܵܬܹܚ
(mātēḥ)		 ܡܵܬܚܲܚ
(mātḥaḥ)		 ܡܵܬܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ
(mātḥītōn)		 ܡܵܬܚܝܼ
(mātḥī)
f ܡܵܬܚܵܢ
(mātḥān)		 ܡܵܬܚܵܬܝ
(mātḥāt)		 ܡܵܬܚܵܐ
(mātḥā)
imperative m ܡܬܘܿܚ
(mtōḥ)		 ܡܬܘܿܚܘܼܢ
(mtōḥūn)
f ܡܬܘܿܚܝ
(mtōḥ)
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