ܡܦܠܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܠ ܚ (p l ḥ)
3 terms

Causitive of ܦܵܠܹܚ (pālēḥ, “to work”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [map.lɪx.]

Verb

ܡܲܦܠܸܚ • (mapliḥ) (present participle ܡܲܦܠܘܼܚܹܐ (maplūḥē), past participle ܡܘܼܦܠܚܵܐ (muplḥā))

1. (transitive) to put to or make work; to hire, employ

   Antonyms: ܡܲܫܠܹܐ (mašlē), ܡܲܒܛܸܠ (mabṭil)

   ܩܸܡ ܡܲܦܠܸܚ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ. ― qim mapliḥ lan min ṣaprā. ― He put us to work from the morning.

2. (transitive) to operate, use, make use of

   Synonyms: ܡܚܲܫܸܚ (mḥaššiḥ), ܡܲܦܥܸܠ (mapˁil)

   ܐܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܘܼܒܵܪܵܐ ܡܲܦܠܘܼܚܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ؟ ― aynā dubbārā maplūḥē ìwet? ― What method are you using?

   ܡܢܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܡܲܦܠܘܼܚܹܐ ܡܣܲܠܩܵܢܵܐ ܒܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ. ― mnīˁā ìlēh lmaplūḥē msalqānā b-aykannāyūṯ nūrā. ― Using the elevator is forbidden in case of fire.

   ܒܸܬ ܡܲܦܠܚܸܢ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܘܼܟ݂ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ ܐܸܕܠܹܝܠ. ― bit maplḥin zulḥizwūḵ yatīr mūḥibbā idlēl. ― I will play your favourite video tonight.

   ܒܕܵܘܪܵܐ ܕܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܚܲܕ݇، ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܦܠܚܲܚ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܬܸܩܢܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.

   b-dāwrā dˁisrīn w-ḥa, lā kē maplḥaḥ hādḵā tiqnōlōḡīyā ḥēnā.

   In the twenty-first century, we don't use this kind of technology anymore.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܦܠܸܚ (mapliḥ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܝܼ (mupliḥ lī)	ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mupliḥ lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܹܗ (mupliḥ lēh)	ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܲܢ (mupliḥ lan)	ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mupliḥ lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mupliḥ lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mupliḥ lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܵܗ̇ (mupliḥ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܦܠܚܸܢ (maplḥin)	ܡܲܦܠܚܸܬ (maplḥit)	ܡܲܦܠܸܚ (mapliḥ)	ܡܲܦܠܚܲܚ (maplḥaḥ)	ܡܲܦܠܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (maplḥītōn)	ܡܲܦܠܚܝܼ (maplḥī)
	f	ܡܲܦܠܚܲܢ (maplḥan)	ܡܲܦܠܚܵܬܝ (maplḥāt)	ܡܲܦܠܚܵܐ (maplḥā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܦܠܸܚ (apliḥ)			ܐܲܦܠܚܘܼܢ (aplḥūn)
	f		ܐܲܦܠܸܚܝ (apliḥ)