ܦܬܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܬ ܠ (p t l)
1 term

From Aramaic פְּתַל (pəṯal), from Proto-Semitic *patal-; compare Arabic فَتَلَ (fatala), Hebrew פָּתַל (patál) and Akkadian 𒉺𒋫𒇻 (patālum)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pɑːtelː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [pɑːθɪlː]

Verb

ܦܵܬܹܠ • (pātēl) (present participle ܦܬܵܠܵܐ (ptālā), past participle ܦܬܝܼܠܵܐ (ptīlā))

  1. to turn (to change one's direction of travel)
    ܟܬܘܿܪ 500 ܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ، ܘܒܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܦܬܘܿܠ ܠܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐktōr 500 mīṭrē, w-b-ḥartā ptōl l-yamīnāContinue 500 meters, then turn right
  2. to spin, twist

Conjugation

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