ܡܬܢܬܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܢ ܢ (t n n)
2 terms

Reduplicated and denominal verb from ܬܸܢܵܢܵܐ (tinnānā)/ܬܸܢܵܐ (tinnā, smoke).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mətan.tɪn]

Verb

ܡܬܲܢܬܸܢ • (mtantin) (present participle ܡܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ (mtantūnē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܢܬܢܵܐ (mtuntnā))

  1. (intransitive) to smoke, emit smoke
    ܢܵܩܘܿܠܬܝܼ ܩܲܕܝܼܡܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܸܫ ܡܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܐܘܼܦ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܡܬܲܩܢܵܢܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ.
    nāqōltī qadīmṯā hiš mtantūnē ìwā ūp bār min kullāyh mtaqnānwātē.
    My old truck was still smoking even after the repairs.
    ܗܸܫ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܡܵܘܩܕܵܐ ܡܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܝܼܠܵܐ.
    hiš kē māṣēt ḥāzēt māwqdā mtantūnē riḥqā min ḥa mīlā.
    You can still see the chimney smoking from a mile away.
  2. (transitive) to smoke food (preserve or prepare food for consumption by treating with smoke)
    ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܡܬܲܢܬܢܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܣܪܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ.
    wālē lūḵ d-mtantnit lēh bisrā b-ḥakmā šāˁē.
    You'll need to smoke the meat for several hours.
  3. (intransitive, figuratively, humorous) to smoke a cigarette, hookah, etc.
    Synonyms: ܫܵܬܹܐ (šātē), ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš), ܡܕܲܚܸܢ (mdaḥḥin)

Conjugation

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