ܡܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

Verb

ܡܵܝܹܬ݂ • (māyēṯ)

  1. Alternative form of ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ (māˀēṯ, to die)

Adjective

ܡܝܼܬ݂ • (mīṯ) m sg (feminine ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܬ݂ (mīṯaṯ), plural ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (mīṯay))

  1. construct state singular of ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mīṯā, dead)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, originally as a verb.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [miθː]

Adjective

ܡܝܼܬ݂ • (mīṯ) (feminine ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܬ݂ (mīṯaṯ), plural ܡܝܼܬ݂ܘܼ (mīṯū))

  1. used to refer to someone dead in formal contexts, biographies, gravestones etc.
    Antonym: ܐܸܬ݂ܝܼܠܸܕ݂ (iṯīliḏ)
    ܐܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܦܵܛܪܘܿܣ: ܐܸܬ݂ܝܼܠܸܕ݂ 1880، ܡܝܼܬ݂ 1932.
    āḡā pāṭrōs: iṯīliḏ 1880, mīṯ 1932.
    Agha Petros: Born 1880, Died 1932.

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܡܘܬ
  • ܡܬ

Etymology

From the root ܡ-ܘ-ܬ (m-w-t) related to dying, from Proto-Semitic *mawut- through Aramaic מִית (mīṯ). Compare Arabic مَاتَ (māta) and Hebrew מֵת (mēṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [miθ]

Verb

ܡܝܬ • (mīṯ)

  1. to die
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