ܡܬܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܬ ܠ (m t l)
3 terms

From Aramaic מְתַל (məṯal, “to compare”); cognate to Arabic مَثَلَ (maṯala, “to resemble”) and Hebrew מָשַׁל (mashál, “to represent, govern”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːθelː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɑːtelː]

Verb

ܡܵܬ݂ܹܠ • (māṯēl) (present participle ܡܬ݂ܵܠܵܐ (mṯālā), past participle ܡܬ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (mṯīlā))

1. (intransitive) to resemble, look like

   Synonyms: ܕܵܡܹܐ (dāmē), ܦܵܚܹܡ (pāḥēm)

2. (intransitive) to compare, liken
3. (intransitive) to represent, mean, signify

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܵܬ݂ܹܠ (māṯēl)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܬ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ (mṯīl lī)	ܡܬ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mṯīl lūḵ)	ܡܬ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ (mṯīl lēh)	ܡܬ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ (mṯīl lan)	ܡܬ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mṯīl lāwḵōn)	ܡܬ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mṯīl lhōn)
	f		ܡܬ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mṯīl lāḵ)	ܡܬ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (mṯīl lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܵܬ݂ܠܹܢ (māṯlēn)	ܡܵܬ݂ܠܹܬ (māṯlēt)	ܡܵܬ݂ܹܠ (māṯēl)	ܡܵܬ݂ܠܲܚ (māṯlaḥ)	ܡܵܬ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (māṯlītōn)	ܡܵܬ݂ܠܝܼ (māṯlī)
	f	ܡܵܬ݂ܠܵܢ (māṯlān)	ܡܵܬ݂ܠܵܬܝ (māṯlāt)	ܡܵܬ݂ܠܵܐ (māṯlā)
imperative	m		ܡܬ݂ܘܿܠ (mṯōl)			ܡܬ݂ܘܿܠܘܼܢ (mṯōlūn)
	f		ܡܬ݂ܘܿܠܝ (mṯōl)

Derived terms

• ܡܡܲܬܸܠ (mmattil)