ܡܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Verb

ܡܵܝܹܬ݂ • (māyēṯ)

1. Alternative form of ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ (māˀēṯ, “to die”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ (māˀēṯ)
present participle						ܡܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (myāṯā)
past participle						ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mīṯā)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ (mīṯ lī)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mīṯ lūḵ)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ (mīṯ lēh)		ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܲܢ (mīṯ lan)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīṯ lāwḵōn)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mīṯ lhōn)
	f		ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mīṯ lāḵ)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (mīṯ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܹܢ (māyṯēn)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܹܬ (māyṯēt)	ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ (māˀēṯ)		ܡܵܝܬ݂ܲܚ (māyṯaḥ)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (māyṯītōn)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܝܼ (māyṯī)
	f	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܵܢ (māyṯān)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܵܬܝ (māyṯāt)	ܡܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (māyṯā)
imperative	m		ܡܘܼܬ݂ (mūṯ)				ܡܘܼܬ݂ܘܿܢ (mūṯōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܬ݂ܝ (mūṯ)
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Adjective

ܡܝܼܬ݂ • (mīṯ) m sg (feminine ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܬ݂ (mīṯaṯ), plural ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (mīṯay))

1. construct state singular of ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mīṯā, “dead”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, originally as a verb.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [miθː]

Adjective

ܡܝܼܬ݂ • (mīṯ) (feminine ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܬ݂ (mīṯaṯ), plural ܡܝܼܬ݂ܘ (mīṯw))

1. used to refer to someone dead in formal contexts, biographies, gravestones etc.

   Antonym: ܐܸܬ݂ܝܼܠܸܕ݂ (iṯīliḏ)

   ܐܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܦܲܛܪܘܿܣ: ܐܸܬ݂ܝܼܠܸܕ݂ 1880، ܡܝܼܬ݂ 1932.

   āḡā paṭrōs: iṯīliḏ 1880, mīṯ 1932.

   Agha Petros: Born 1880, Died 1932.

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܡܘܬ
• ܡܬ

Etymology

From the root ܡ-ܘ-ܬ (m-w-t) related to dying, from Proto-Semitic *mawut- through Aramaic מִית (mīṯ). Compare Arabic مَاتَ (māta) and Hebrew מֵת (mēṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miθ]

Verb

ܡܝܬ • (mīṯ)

1. to die