ܡܬܢܬܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܢ ܢ (t n n)
4 terms

Reduplicated verb denominal of ܬܸܢܵܢܵܐ (tinnānā)/ܬܸܢܵܐ (tinnā, “smoke”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mətan.tɪn]

Verb

ܡܬܲܢܬܸܢ • (mtantin) (present participle ܡܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ (mtantūnē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܢܬܢܵܐ (mtuntnā))

1. (intransitive) to smoke, emit smoke

   ܢܵܩܘܿܠܬܝܼ ܗܸܫ ܡܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ. ― My truck is still smoking.

   ܡܵܘܩܕܵܐ ܡܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܝܼܠܵܐ. ― māwqdā mtantūnē ìlēh riḥqā min ḥa mīlā. ― The chimney is smoking from a mile away.

2. (intransitive, figuratively, humorous) to smoke a cigarette, hookah, etc.

   Synonyms: ܫܵܬܹܐ (šātē), ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš), ܡܕܲܚܸܢ (mdaḥḥin)

3. (transitive) to smoke food (preserve or prepare food for consumption by treating with smoke)

   ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܡܬܲܢܬܢܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܣܪܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ. ― wālē lūḵ d-mtantnit lēh bisrā b-ḥakmā šāˁē. ― You'll need to smoke the meat for several hours.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܬܲܢܬܸܢ (mtantin)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܬܘܼܢܬܸܢ ܠܝܼ (mtuntin lī)	ܡܬܘܼܢܬܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mtuntin lūḵ)	ܡܬܘܼܢܬܸܢ ܠܹܗ (mtuntin lēh)	ܡܬܘܼܢܬܸܢ ܠܲܢ (mtuntin lan)	ܡܬܘܼܢܬܸܢ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mtuntin lāwḵōn)	ܡܬܘܼܢܬܸܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mtuntin lhōn)
	f		ܡܬܘܼܢܬܸܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mtuntin lāḵ)	ܡܬܘܼܢܬܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇ (mtuntin lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܬܲܢܬܢܸܢ (mtantnin)	ܡܬܲܢܬܢܸܬ (mtantnit)	ܡܬܲܢܬܸܢ (mtantin)	ܡܬܲܢܬܢܲܚ (mtantnaḥ)	ܡܬܲܢܬܢܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mtantnītōn)	ܡܬܲܢܬܢܝܼ (mtantnī)
	f	ܡܬܲܢܬܢܲܢ (mtantnan)	ܡܬܲܢܬܢܵܬܝ (mtantnāt)	ܡܬܲܢܬܢܵܐ (mtantnā)
imperative	m		ܬܲܢܬܸܢ (tantin)			ܬܲܢܬܢܘܼܢ (tantnūn)
	f		ܬܲܢܬܸܢܝ (tantin)