ܡܛܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܘ ܒ (ṭ w b)
8 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, passive participle of the verb ܛܲܝܸܒ݂ (ṭayyeḇ)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mətˤaj.wɑː]

Adjective

ܡܲܛܝܒ݂ܵܐ • (maṭiḇā) (feminine ܡܛܲܝܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (mṭayyaḇtā), plural ܡܛܲܝ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (mṭayḇē))

1. readily available, ready to hand; prepared, ready, willing

   Synonyms: ܥܲܬܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁatīḏā), ܙܡܝܼܢܵܐ (zmīnā)

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― hānā kispā mṭayḇā ìlēh. ― This money is readily available.

   ܚܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܡܛܲܝ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ ܘܥܲܬܝܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ. ― ḥaylāwāṯē mṭayḇē w-ˁatīḏē. ― Forces prepared and standing-by.

2. present, close, nearby

   Synonyms: ܩܲܝܵܡܵܐ (qayyāmā), ܨܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣaˀīḇā), ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā)

   Antonyms: ܥܲܢܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁanīḏā), ܠܵܐ ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐ (lā mṭayḇā)

   ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ ܠܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ. ― šaḇrī lē ìnā mṭayḇā idyōm. ― The children aren’t present today.

Derived terms

• ܒܸܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐ (bimṭayḇā)
• ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mṭayḇāˀīṯ)
• ܡܛܲܝܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mṭayḇūṯā)