ܡܡܬܠܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܬ ܠ (m t l)
3 terms

Etymology

Agent noun from the active participle of ܡܲܬܸܠ (mattil, “to portray, act on stage”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the occupational ending); compare also Arabic مُمَثِّل (mumaṯṯil).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məmat.lɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܐ • (mmatlānā) m sg (plural ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mmatlānē), feminine ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mmatlānīṯā))

1. (film, television, theater) actor

   Synonym: ܛܲܐܠܵܢܵܐ (ṭaˀlānā)

2. (figuratively) person being disingenuous, person pretending

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܝܼ (mmatlānī)		ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܲܢ (mmatlānan)
	construct	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢ (mmatlān)		2nd person	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (mmatlānūḵ)	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mmatlānāḵ)	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mmatlānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܐ (mmatlānā)		3rd person	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܹܗ (mmatlānēh)	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܗ̇ (mmatlānāh)	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܗܘܿܢ (mmatlānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܝܼ̈ (mmatlānī)		ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܲܢ̈ (mmatlānan)
	construct	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܲܝ̈ (mmatlānay)		2nd person	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mmatlānūḵ)	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mmatlānāḵ)	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mmatlānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mmatlānē)		3rd person	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mmatlānūh)	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mmatlānōh)	ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mmatlānhōn)

Related terms

• ܡܵܬ݂ܘܿܠܵܐ (māṯōlā)