ܡܬܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܬ ܚ (m t ḥ)
3 terms

Cognate to Hebrew מָשַׁךְ (mashákh, “to pull”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑːtexː]

Verb

ܡܵܬܹܚ • (mātēḥ) (present participle ܡܬܵܚܵܐ (mtāḥā), past participle ܡܬܝܼܚܵܐ (mtīḥā))

1. to take, take up, last, expend an amount of time

   Synonyms: ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš), ܟܵܬܹܪ (kātēr), ܦܵܝܹܫ (pāyēš), ܫܵܩܹܠ (šāqēl)

   ܟܹܐ ܡܵܬܹܚ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܹܐ. ― kē mātēḥ ḥačā b-zaḇnā illā kē ṭāḇē. ― It takes a little time but it’s worth it.

   ܬܘܼܦܵܩܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܬܹܚ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ. ― tuppāqā bit mātēḥ ayḵ tartēn šāˁē. ― The meeting will take about two hours.

   ܟܹܐ ܡܵܬܹܚ ܡܸܢܝܼ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܕܕܵܥܪܹܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܐܲܩܠܵܐ. ― kē mātēḥ minī ḥamšā daqīqē d-dāˁrēn baytā b-aqlā. ― It takes me five minutes to walk back home.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܵܬܹܚ (mātēḥ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ (mtīḥ lī)	ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mtīḥ lūḵ)	ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ (mtīḥ lēh)	ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ (mtīḥ lan)	ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mtīḥ lāwḵōn)	ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mtīḥ lhōn)
	f		ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mtīḥ lāḵ)	ܡܬܝܼܚ ܠܵܗ̇ (mtīḥ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܵܬܚܹܢ (mātḥēn)	ܡܵܬܚܹܬ (mātḥēt)	ܡܵܬܹܚ (mātēḥ)	ܡܵܬܚܲܚ (mātḥaḥ)	ܡܵܬܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mātḥītōn)	ܡܵܬܚܝܼ (mātḥī)
	f	ܡܵܬܚܵܢ (mātḥān)	ܡܵܬܚܵܬܝ (mātḥāt)	ܡܵܬܚܵܐ (mātḥā)
imperative	m		ܡܬܘܿܚ (mtōḥ)			ܡܬܘܿܚܘܼܢ (mtōḥūn)
	f		ܡܬܘܿܚܝ (mtōḥ)