ܡܫܬܘܫܛܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܫ ܛ (w š ṭ)
1 term

Agent noun of ܡܸܫܬܲܘܫܸܛ (mištawšiṭ), see ܡܸܬ݂- (miṯ-).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪʃ.taw.ʃtɑˤːnɑː]

Adjective

ܡܸܫܬܲܘܫܛܵܢܵܐ • (mištawšṭānā) (feminine ܡܸܫܬܲܘܫܛܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mištawšṭānīṯā), plural ܡܸܫܬܲܘܫܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mištawšṭānē))

1. (politics) progressive, liberal

   Antonym: ܡܢܲܛܪܵܢܵܐ (mnaṭrānā)

   ܫܘܼܝܵܫܵܝܵܐ ܡܸܫܬܲܘܫܛܵܢܵܐ ― šūyāšāyā mištawšṭānā ― A progressive politician

   ܬܲܪܒܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܫܬܲܘܫܛܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― tarbīṯā mištawšṭānīṯā ― Progressive education

2. progressive

   Synonym: ܡܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܢܵܐ (mdarḡānā)

   ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܝܵܐ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܘܹܐ ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܛܵܝܘܿܦܵܐ.

   ḥa liššānā ḥayyā wālē d-hāwē mištāwšṭānā w-ṭāyōpā.

   A living language must be progressive and flexible.

   ܠܸܗ݇ܘܵܝܵܐ ܒܸܢܝܵܐ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ، ܚܘܼܠܵܦܵܐ ܡܸܫܬܲܘܫܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܘܹܐ ܡܸܢ ܓܲܘ ܡܸܬ݂ܗܲܘܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܗܸܫ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܐܝܼܬ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.

   liwwāyā binyā mḥadtā, ḥullāpā mištawšṭānā wālē d-hāwē min gaw miṯhawyānūṯā d-hiš īlāh īṯīṯā.

   To be rebuilt, a progressive alternative will need to be from the potential that still exists.

Derived terms

• ܡܸܫܬܲܘܫܛܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mištawšṭānāˀīṯ, “progressively”)
• ܡܸܫܬܲܘܫܛܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mištawšṭānūtā, “progress”)