ܡܡܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܠ ܐ (m l ˀ)
3 terms

Intensitive and causitive stems of ܡܵܠܹܐ (mālē, to fill); compare Hebrew מִלֵּא (milé), Arabic مَلَّأَ (mallaʔa) and أَمْلَأَ (ʔamlaʔa⁩).

Pronunciation

  • ܡܡܲܠܹܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [məmaːleː]
  • ܡܲܡܠܹܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [mam.leː]

Verb

ܡܡܲܠܹܐ • (mmallē) (present participle ܡܡܲܠܘܼܝܹܐ (mmalūyē), past participle ܡܡܘܼܠܝܵܐ (mmulyā))

  1. (transitive) to fill, fill up
    Antonym: ܡܣܲܦܸܩ (msappiq)
    ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܣܚܝܵܐ ܒܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ.mmūlē lēh masḥyā b-mayyā.He filled the pool with water.
    ܡܲܠܝܼ ܢܵܩܘܿܠܬܵܐ ܒܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܝܹܐ.malī nāqōltā b-pāṯōrē w-kursyē.Fill the truck with the tables and chairs.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) to fill in [+ ܚܠܵܦ (object) = instead]
    ܠܲܝܬ ܐܘܼܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܕܡܡܲܠܹܐ ܚܠܵܦܝܼ ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܢ ܦܵܠܛܹܢ.
    layt ūp ḥa d-mmallē ḥlāpī hīgāh lē māṣēn pālṭēn.
    There is nobody to fill in for me so I can’t leave.
  3. (transitive) to charge up, charge a battery
    Synonyms: ܡܣܲܒܸܣ (msabbis), ܡܲܛܥܸܢ (maṭˁin)
    ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܛܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ.mmūlē lēh baṭṭārīṯā b-laylē.He charged the battery overnight.

Conjugation

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