ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܐ ܠ (š ˀ l)
6 terms

ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܵܐ (mištaˀlānā, “responsible, accountable”) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪʃ.taʔ.lɑːnuːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɪʃ.tɑːlɑːnuːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (mištaˀlānūṯā) f (plural ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mištaˀlānwāṯā))

1. responsibility, accountability

   Synonym: ܡܸܬܬܓ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mittḡīḇānūṯā)

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܲܢ ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܚܲܡܲܚ ܠܸܫܵܢܲܢ̈. ― īṯ lan mištaˀlānūṯā dmḥammaḥ liššānan. ― We have a responsibility to protect our language.

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܫܵܩܹܠ ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ. ― lā kē šāqēl mištaˀlānūṯā ˁal nafšēh. ― He dosen’t take accountability for himself.

2. (literary) refusal, reluctance, avoidance; excuse, appeal

   Synonyms: ܢܘܼܦܵܪܵܐ (nuppārā), ܡܲܚܦܲܠܬܵܐ (maḥpaltā), ܡܲܣܠܲܝܬܵܐ (maslaytā), ܣܪܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (srāḇtā)

Usage notes

• This word is often constructed with the preposition ܥܲܠ (ˁal, “upon, over”) when used in the verbal phrase “ܫܵܩܹܠ ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ܥܲܠ) (šāqēl mištaˀlānūṯā (ˁal), “to take responsibility (for)”)”.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (mištaˀlānūṯī)		ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (mištaˀlānūṯan)
	construct	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ (mištaˀlānūṯ)		2nd person	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mištaˀlānūṯūḵ)	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mištaˀlānūṯāḵ)	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mištaˀlānūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mištaˀlānūṯā)		3rd person	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (mištaˀlānūṯēh)	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mištaˀlānūṯāh)	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mištaˀlānuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mištaˀlānwāṯī)		ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mištaˀlānwāṯan)
	construct	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܵܬ݂̈ (mištaˀlānwāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mištaˀlānwāṯūḵ)	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mištaˀlānwāṯāḵ)	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mištaˀlānwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mištaˀlānwāṯē)		3rd person	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mištaˀlānwāṯūh)	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mištaˀlānwāṯōh)	ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mištaˀlānwāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܐ-ܠ (š-ʾ-l) related to asking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛʃta(ʔ)lɑnuθɑ(ʔ)], [mɛʃte(ʔ)lɑnuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɛʃta(ʔ)lɑnwɑθɑ(ʔ)], [mɛʃte(ʔ)lɑnwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܐ)

1. renunciation, resignation, abdication
2. refusal, reluctance, avoidance
3. excuse
4. appeal

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘ		1st person	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܝ		ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܟ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܟܝ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܗ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܗ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܢ		1st person	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܝ		ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܟ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܟܝ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܗ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܗ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mštˀlnw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 355b-356a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 309b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 855b