ܡܐܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

From Aramaic מִית (mīṯ), from Proto-Semitic *mawut-; compare Arabic مَاتَ (māta), Hebrew מֵת (met) and Akkadian 𒁁 (mâtum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːʔeθː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mɑːjɪθː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɑːjetː]

Verb

ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ • (māˀēṯ) (present participle ܡܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (myāṯā), past participle ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mīṯā))

1. to die (to stop living)

   ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܫܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܫܡܲܝܵܐ، ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܢܸܚ ܠܹܗ.

   mīṯ lēh min ˁillaṯ sarṭānā w-šūnē lēh l-šmayyā, allāhā manniḥ lēh.

   He died of cancer and went to heaven, may he rest in peace.

   • John 11:26:

     ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܚܵܝܹܐ ܘܗܲܡܸܢ ܒܝܼܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ. ܗܲܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܘܵܬܝ ܒܐܵܗܵܐ؟

     w-kul man d-ḥāyē w-hammin bīyī, lē māˀēṯ l-ˁālam. hamūnē ìwāt b-āhā?

     And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?

   • Phillipians 1:21:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܠܸܚܵܝܵܐ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܘܠܸܡܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܼܬܪܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

     miṭṭul ilī liḥḥāyā mšīḥā ìlēh, w-limyāṯā yutrānā ìlēh.

     For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

2. (intensifier) very much, completely

   ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܢܬ݂ܵܐ ― mīṯ lī min šinṯā ― I'm dead tired (literally, “I died from sleepiness.”)

   ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܸܦܢܵܐ ― mīṯ lī min kipnā ― I'm starving (literally, “I died of starvation”)

   ܐܲܟ݂ ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ، ܡܘܼܡܪܸܥܵܗ̇ ܠܝܼ ܐܝܼܕܝܼ ― aḵ mīṯ lī, mumriˁāh lī īdī ― I'm dead, I hurt my finger

   ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ ― mīṯ lī d-ḥāzēn lāh idlaylē ― I'm dying to see her tonight

3. to be crazy or mad about something.

   ܡܵܝܬ݂ܹܢ ܥܲܠ ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ ― māyṯēn ˁal šiptīyā ― I'm mad about watermelon (literally, “I die over watermelon”)

   ܡܵܝܬ݂ܹܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ ― māyṯēn wā qātāḵ ― I would die for you

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ (māˀēṯ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ (mīṯ lī)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mīṯ lūḵ)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ (mīṯ lēh)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܲܢ (mīṯ lan)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīṯ lāwḵōn)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mīṯ lhōn)
	f		ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mīṯ lāḵ)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (mīṯ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܹܢ (māyṯēn)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܹܬ (māyṯēt)	ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ (māˀēṯ)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܲܚ (māyṯaḥ)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (māyṯītōn)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܝܼ (māyṯī)
	f	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܵܢ (māyṯān)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܵܬܝ (māyṯāt)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (māyṯā)
imperative	m		ܡܘܼܬ݂ (mūṯ)			ܡܘܼܬ݂ܘܿܢ (mūṯōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܬ݂ܝ (mūṯ)

Antonyms

• ܚܵܝܹܐ (ḥāyē, “to live”)

Hyponyms

• ܛܵܠܹܩ (ṭālēq, “to perish”)
• ܫܲܢܹܐ (šannē, “to transfer, pass away”)
• ܩܵܛܹܠ (qāṭēl, “to kill”)