ܡܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܬ ܐ (š t ˀ)
6 terms

Causative of ܫܵܬܹܐ (šātē, “to drink”) with the usage of “to irrigate” possibly a semantic loan from Akkadian.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maʃ.teː]

Verb

ܡܲܫܬܹܐ • (maštē) (present participle ܡܲܫܬܘܼܝܹܐ (maštūyē), past participle ܡܘܼܫܬܝܵܐ (muštyā))

1. (transitive) to cause to drink, to give a drink

   ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܫܩܝܼܠܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܘܡܘܼܒܠܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ ܘܡܘܼܫܬܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܣܲܡܵܐ.

   ṯē lhōn gannāḇē, šqīlī lhōn w-mublī lhōn l-alqōš wmuštī lhōn sammā.

   Thieves came, they took me, brought me to Alqosh and made me drink poison.

   • Proverbs 25:21:

     ܐܸܢ ܟܵܦܹܢ ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂، ܐܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ؛ ܘܐܸܢ ܨܵܗܹܐ، ܐܲܫܬ‌ܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ؛.

     in kāpēn bˁildḇāḇūḵ, aˀḵil lēh laḥmā; w-in ṣāhē, ašt‌ī lēh mayyā;.

     If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

2. to irrigate, to water

   Synonyms: ܪܵܝܹܣ (rāyēs), ܡܪܲܣܸܣ (mrassis)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܫܬܹܐ (maštē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ (muštē lī)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (muštē lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ (muštē lēh)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ (muštē lan)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (muštē lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (muštē lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (muštē lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (muštē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܫܬܹܝܢ (maštēn)	ܡܲܫܬܹܝܬ (maštēt)	ܡܲܫܬܹܐ (maštē)	ܡܲܫܬܲܚ (maštaḥ)	ܡܲܫܬܝܼܬܘܿܢ (maštītōn)	ܡܲܫܬܝܼ (maštī)
	f	ܡܲܫܬܝܵܢ (maštyān)	ܡܲܫܬܝܵܬܝ (maštyāt)	ܡܲܫܬܝܵܐ (maštyā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܫܬܝܼ (aštī)			ܐܲܫܬܹܝܡܘܼܢ (aštēmūn)
	f		ܐܲܫܬܹܐ (aštē)

See also

• ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ (maˀḵil, “to feed”)