ܡܬܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܬ ܠ (m t l)
2 terms

From Aramaic מְתַל (məṯal, to compare); cognate to Arabic مَثَلَ (maṯala, to resemble) and Hebrew מָשַׁל (mashál, to represent, govern).

Pronunciation 1

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːθelː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [mɑːtelː]

Verb

ܡܵܬ݂ܹܠ • (māṯēl) (present participle ܡܬ݂ܵܠܵܐ (mṯālā), past participle ܡܬ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (mṯīlā))

  1. (intransitive) to resemble, look like
    Synonyms: ܕܵܡܹܐ (dāmē), ܦܵܚܹܡ (pāḥēm)
  2. (intransitive) to compare, liken
  3. (intransitive) to represent, mean, signify
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mat.tɪl.]

Verb

ܡܲܬܸܠ • (mattil) (present participle ܡܲܬܘܼܠܹܐ (matūlē), past participle ܡܘܼܬܠܵܐ (mutlā))

  1. (transitive) to compare, liken, make similar
  2. (transitive) to quote as example, to use a proverb
  3. (intransitive) to act, portray, perform a theatrical role
    ܟܹܐ ܡܲܬܸܠ ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܘܼܪܙܵܐ.kē mattil parṣōpā rēšāyā ˁal ḥurzā.He portrays the main character of the show.
    ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܡܲܬܘܼܠܹܐ ܒܥܘܿܡܪܵܐ ܕܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
    šūrē lī matūlē b-ˁōmrā d-šḇaˁ šinnē gāw bēṯ ḥizwānē.
    I started acting at the age of seven in the theatre.
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to be disingenuous, pretend, simulate
    ܒܲܣܵܐ ܡܲܬܸܠ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ!bassā mattil ḥēnā!Stop pretending already!
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • (compare, liken): ܛܲܦܸܣ (ṭappis), ܦܲܚܸܡ (paḥḥim), ܫܵܘܕܸܥ (šāwdiˁ)
  • (act, portray, pretend): ܛܲܐܸܠ (ṭaˀil)
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