ܡܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܛ ܐ (m ṭ ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic מְטָא (məṭā); compare Hebrew מָצָא (matsá, “to find”) and doublet of ܡܵܨܹܐ (māṣē, “to be able”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːtˤeː]

Verb

ܡܵܛܹܐ • (māṭē)

1. to arrive

   ܡܛܹܐ ܠܲܢ! ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂. ― mṭē lan! ḥārāˀīṯ. ― We finally made it!

   ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ! ― mṭē lāh ˁiddānā! ― The time has come!

   ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܟܡܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܛܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܬܲܡܵܐ؟ ― šāˁaṯ kmā bit māṭētōn l-tammā? ― What time do you arrive there?

   ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܫܲܥ. ― ṭayyāstā mṭē lāh b-šāˁaṯ tšaˁ. ― The plane arrived at nine.

2. to be able to reach

   ܐܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܛܝܵܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ― īḏī lā kē māṭyā lāh ― My hand is not able to reach it.

   ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ. ― nūrā mṭē lēh māṯan. ― The fire reached our town.

   ܐܲܨܠܝܼ ܗ̇ܘ ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ ܩܵܬܝܼ، ܡܸܛܠ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܡܵܛܹܝܬ ܠܹܗ. ― aṣlī awa ṣandūqā qātī, miṭṭul at kē māṣēt māṭēt lēh. ― Get me down that box, since you can reach it.

3. to afford

   Synonyms: ܣܵܒ݂ܹܠ (sāḇēl), ܣܵܦܹܩ (sāpēq)

   ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܡܛܵܝܵܐ ܠܐܝܼܕܝܼ ― lē ìlēh bimṭāyā l-īdī ― I cannot afford it (literally, “It is not arriving to my hand.”)

4. to mature, develop, grow, ripen

   Synonyms: ܫܵܠܹܡ (šālēm), ܓܲܪܘܸܣ (garwis)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܵܛܹܐ (māṭē)
present participle		ܡܛܵܝܵܐ (mṭāyā)
verbal noun		ܡܛܵܝܵܐ (mṭāyā)
		singular				plural
past participle	m	ܡܸܛܝܵܐ (miṭyā)				ܡܸܛܝܹ̈ܐ (miṭyē)
	f	ܡܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mṭīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܡܲܛܵܝܵܐ (maṭṭāyā)				ܡܲܛܵܝܹ̈ܐ (maṭṭāyē)
	f	ܡܲܛܵܝܬܵܐ (maṭṭāytā)				ܡܲܛܵܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maṭṭāyāṯā)
instance noun		ܡܛܵܝܬܵܐ (mṭāytā)				ܡ̈ܛܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mṭāyāṯā)
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܛܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mṭē lī)	ܡܛܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mṭē lūḵ)	ܡܛܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mṭē lēh)		ܡܛܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mṭē lan)	ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mṭē lāwḵōn)	ܡܛܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mṭē lhōn)
	f		ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mṭē lāḵ)	ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mṭē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܵܛܹܝܢ (māṭēn)	ܡܵܛܹܝܬ (māṭēt)	ܡܵܛܹܐ (māṭē)		ܡܵܛܲܚ (māṭaḥ)	ܡܵܛܹܝܬܘܿܢ (māṭētōn)	ܡܵܛܝܼ (māṭī)
	f	ܡܵܛܝܵܢ (māṭyān)	ܡܵܛܝܵܬܝ (māṭyāt)	ܡܵܛܝܵܐ (māṭyā)
imperative	m		ܡܛܝܼ (mṭī)				ܡܛܲܘ (mṭaw)
	f		ܡܛܲܝ (mṭay)
passive past	m	ܡܛܹܝܢ (mṭēn)	ܡܛܹܝܬ (mṭēt)	ܡܛܹܐ (mṭē)		ܡܛܹܝܚ (mṭēḥ)	ܡܛܹܝܬܘܿܢ (mṭētōn)	ܡܛܲܝ (mṭay)
	f	ܡܸܛܝܲܢ (miṭyan)	ܡܸܛܝܲܬܝ (miṭyat)	ܡܸܛܝܵܐ (miṭyā)
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Interjection

ܡܵܛܹܐ • (māṭē)

1. Affirmative yes in response to an especially personal or direct request for the performance of some action.

   ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܬ ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ ܠܝܸܡܘܼܟ݂ — ܐܹܝܢ ܡܵܛܹܐ.

   yāḇēt šlāmē l-yimmōḵ — ēn māṭē.

   Say hello to your mother — Yes will do (literally, “may it arrive”)