ܡܬܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ-ܬ-ܠ (m-t-l) related to comparing. Compare Arabic مَثَل (maṯal) and Hebrew מָשָׁל (māšāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maθlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maθle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܲܬ݂ܠܵܐ • (maṯlā) m (plural ܡܲܬ݂ܠܹܐ (maṯlē))

1. comparison
2. parable, proverb
3. tale, fable
4. myth

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܬܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܬܠ	ܡܬܠܝܢ
construct	ܡܬܠ	ܡܬܠܝ
emphatic	ܡܬܠܐ	ܡܬܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܬܠܝ	ܡܬܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܬܠܟ	ܡܬܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܬܠܟܝ	ܡܬܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܬܠܗ	ܡܬܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܬܠܗ	ܡܬܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܬܠܢ	ܡܬܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܬܠܟܘܢ	ܡܬܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܬܠܟܝܢ	ܡܬܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܬܠܗܘܢ	ܡܬܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܬܠܗܝܢ	ܡܬܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܠ-ܐ (t-l-ʾ) related to hanging. Compare Hebrew מִתְלֶה (miṯlê).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maθlɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܡܲܬ݂ܠܵܐ • (maṯlā) m(uncountable)

1. hanging

Inflection

    declension of ܡܬܠܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܡܬܠ
construct	ܡܬܠ
emphatic	ܡܬܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܬܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܬܠܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܬܠܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܬܠܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܬܠܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܬܠܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܬܠܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܬܠܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܬܠܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܬܠܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܢ-ܬ-ܠ (n-t-l) related to giving. Compare Hebrew מַתָּן (mattān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mattɑlɑ(ʔ)], [mat(tə)lɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mattɑle(ʔ)], [mat(tə)le(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܲܬ݁ܵܠܵܐ or ܡܲܬ݁ܠܵܐ • (mattālā or mattəlā) m (plural ܡܲܬ݁ܵܠܹܐ (mattālē) or ܡܲܬ݁ܠܹܐ (mattəlē))

1. giving
2. gift

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܬܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܬܠ	ܡܬܠܝܢ
construct	ܡܬܠ	ܡܬܠܝ
emphatic	ܡܬܠܐ	ܡܬܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܬܠܝ	ܡܬܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܬܠܟ	ܡܬܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܬܠܟܝ	ܡܬܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܬܠܗ	ܡܬܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܬܠܗ	ܡܬܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܬܠܢ	ܡܬܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܬܠܟܘܢ	ܡܬܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܬܠܟܝܢ	ܡܬܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܬܠܗܘܢ	ܡܬܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܬܠܗܝܢ	ܡܬܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mtl”, 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. 194a, 215b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 317b
• 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. 869a-b

Anagrams

• ܡܠܬܐ