ܡܛܘܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܘ ܒ (ṭ w b)
8 terms

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܛܝܒܐ (mṭayḇā), passive participle of the verb ܡܛܲܝܸܒ݂ (mṭayyiḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mətˤujj.wɑː]

Adjective

ܡܛܘܼܝܒ݂ܵܐ • (mṭūyḇā) (feminine ܡܛܘܼܝܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (mṭūyaḇtā), plural ܡܛܘܼܝ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (mṭūyḇē))

1. ready, prepared

   Synonym: ܥܲܬܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁatīḏā)

   ܡܛܘܼܝ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ ܝܬܘܿܢ؟ ― mṭūyḇē ìtōn? ― Are you ready?

   ܡܛܘܼܝܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܛܵܠܒ݂ܹܢ. ― mṭūyḇā ìwen d-ṭālḇēn. ― I am ready to order.

   ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܛܘܼܝܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ. ― mēḵultā ìlāh mṭūyaḇtā gāw baytā. ― The food is ready at home.

2. readily available, ready to hand; present, close, nearby

   Synonyms: ܙܡܝܼܢܵܐ (zmīnā), ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā)

   Antonyms: ܥܲܢܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁanīḏā), ܠܵܐ ܡܛܘܼܝܒ݂ܵܐ (lā mṭūyḇā)

   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.

   ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ ܠܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ. ― šaḇrī lē ìnā mṭayḇā idyōm. ― The children aren’t present today.

Derived terms

• ܒܸܡܛܘܼܝܒ݂ܵܐ (bimṭūyḇā)
• ܡܛܘܼܝܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mṭūyḇāˀīṯ)
• ܡܛܘܼܝܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mṭūyḇūṯā)