ܡܬܡܨܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܨ ܐ (m ṣ ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

From ܡܸܬ- (mit-, “-able”) +‎ ܡܵܨܹܐ (māṣē, “to be able”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪt.masˤ.jɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܡܸܬܡܲܨܝܵܢܵܐ • (mitmaṣyānā) (feminine ܡܸܬܡܲܨܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mitmaṣyānītā), plural ܡܸܬܡܲܨܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mitmaṣyānē))

1. possible, probable

   Synonym: ܡܸܬܗܵܘܝܵܢܵܐ (mithāwyānā)

   Antonym: ܠܵܐ ܡܸܬܡܲܨܝܵܢܵܐ (lā mitmaṣyānā)

Derived terms

• ܡܸܬܡܲܨܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mitmaṣyānāˀīṯ, “possibly”)
• ܡܸܬܡܲܨܝܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mitmaṣyānūtā, “possibility”)