ܡܬܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܬ ܚ (m t ḥ)
3 terms

From the above root of the noun pattern 1i23ā; cognate to Hebrew מֶשֶׁךְ (méshekh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪθ.xɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɪt.xɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ • (miṯḥā) m sg (plural ܡܸܬ݂ܚܹ̈ܐ (miṯḥē))

1. extent, reach, range

   ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܬܚܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܝܵܡܵܐ.

   miṯḥā d-tḥūmē mṭē lēh l-yāmā.

   The border’s extent reached the sea.

   ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܥܬܹܗ ܪܲܒܵܐ.

   īwā miṯḥā d-īḏaˁtēh rabbā.

   The extent of his knowledge was great.

2. period of time, interval; extent, duration

   Synonym: ܛܲܘܪܵܐ (ṭawrā)

   ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܡܸܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ.

   zīl lī min qam ḥa miṯḥā kiryā.

   I went a short time ago.

   ܙܲܘܥܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܫܘܼܘܫܵܛܵܐ ܐܲܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܙܝܼܙܵܐ

   zawˁā yan miṯḥā dšūwšāṭā ammānāyā ˁazīzā

   A movement or a time of great artistic progress.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܝܼ (miṯḥī)		ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܢ (miṯḥan)
	construct	ܡܬ݂ܲܚ (mṯaḥ)		2nd person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܘܼܟ݂ (miṯḥūḵ)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܟ݂ܝ (miṯḥāḵ)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṯḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ (miṯḥā)		3rd person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܹܗ (miṯḥēh)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܗ̇ (miṯḥāh)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܗܘܿܢ (miṯḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܝܼ̈ (miṯḥī)		ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܢ̈ (miṯḥan)
	construct	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܝ̈ (miṯḥay)		2nd person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (miṯḥūḵ)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (miṯḥāḵ)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṯḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܹ̈ܐ (miṯḥē)		3rd person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (miṯḥūh)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (miṯḥōh)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (miṯḥhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܝܵܐ (miṯḥāyā, “periodical”)
• ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕ- (b-miṯḥā d-, “during, for”)