ܡܫܥܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܠ ܦ (ḥ l p)
8 terms

Shaphel stem of the verb ܥܵܠܹܐ (ˁālē, “to be elevated, uppermost”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məʃaʕ.leː]

Verb

ܡܫܲܥܠܹܐ • (mšaˁlē) (present participle ܡܫܲܥܠܘܼܝܹܐ (mšaˁlūyē), past participle ܡܫܘܼܥܠܝܵܐ (mšuˁlyā))

1. (transitive) to prefer, favor

   Synonyms: ܡܲܩܕܸܡ (maqdim), ܡܲܛܐܸܒ݂ (maṭˀiḇ)

   ܟܹܐ ܡܫܲܥܠܹܝܢ ܟ̰ܵܐܝ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܦܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘܵܐ. ― kē mšaˁlēn čāy ˁal appay qahwā. ― I prefer tea over coffee.

   ܡܫܘܼܥܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ. ― mšuˁlē lēh d-ˁāḇēḏ wā lēh šuḡlā bnafšēh. ― He preferred to do the job himself.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܫܲܥܠܹܐ (mšaˁlē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܫܘܼܥܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mšuˁlē lī)	ܡܫܘܼܥܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mšuˁlē lūḵ)	ܡܫܘܼܥܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mšuˁlē lēh)	ܡܫܘܼܥܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mšuˁlē lan)	ܡܫܘܼܥܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšuˁlē lāwḵōn)	ܡܫܘܼܥܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mšuˁlē lhōn)
	f		ܡܫܘܼܥܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mšuˁlē lāḵ)	ܡܫܘܼܥܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mšuˁlē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܫܲܥܠܹܝܢ (mšaˁlēn)	ܡܫܲܥܠܹܝܬ (mšaˁlēt)	ܡܫܲܥܠܹܐ (mšaˁlē)	ܡܫܲܥܠܲܚ (mšaˁlaḥ)	ܡܫܲܥܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mšaˁlītōn)	ܡܫܲܥܠܝܼ (mšaˁlī)
	f	ܡܫܲܥܠܝܵܢ (mšaˁlyān)	ܡܫܲܥܠܝܵܬܝ (mšaˁlyāt)	ܡܫܲܥܠܝܵܐ (mšaˁlyā)
imperative	m		ܫܲܥܠܝܼ (šaˁlī)			ܫܲܥܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ (šaˁlēmūn)
	f		ܫܲܥܠܹܐ (šaˁlē)