ܡܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ ܠ ܐ (m l ˀ)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic מְלָא (məlā); cognate to Hebrew מָלֵא (malé), Arabic مَلَأَ (malaʔa), and also borrowed into South Levantine Arabic ملّى (mallā)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [maːleː]

Verb

ܡܵܠܹܐ • (mālē) (present participle ܡܠܵܝܵܐ (mlāyā), past participle ܡܸܠܝܵܐ (milyā)) (peal construction)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to be/become full; to fill
    Antonym: ܣܵܦܹܩ (sāpēq)
    ܟܵܣܵܐ ܡܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܗܲܠ ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܒܚܲܡܪܵܐ.kāsā mlē lēh hal rēšā b-ḥamrā.The glass filled to the top with wine.
    ܣܝܼܛܠܵܐ ܡܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܒܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ.sīṭlā mlē lēh b-miṭrā b-ˁalˁālā.The bucket filled with rain in the storm.
  2. (intransitive) to be enough
    Synonym: ܣܵܦܹܩ (sāpēq)
    ܟܹܐ ܡܵܠܝܵܐ ܠܲܢmālyā lanIt is enough for us.
    ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܠܹܐ ܕܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܡܘܼܟܝܼܡܵܗ̇ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܲܢ؟lā kē mālē d-wē lūḵ mūkīmāh paˀṯan?Is it not enough that you have embarrassed us?
  3. (intransitive) to charge, recharge (of a battery)
    Synonym: ܣܵܒ݂ܹܣ (sāḇēs)
    ܒܲܛܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܸܫ ܡܠܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.baṭṭārīṯā hiš mlāyā ìlāh.The battery is still charging.
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Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɪl.leː]

Noun

ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ • (millē) (f-s)

  1. plural of ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (milṯā, word; verb)
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