ܡܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

Etymology 1

Verb

ܡܵܝܹܬ݂ • (māyēṯ)

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

Adjective

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

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

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, originally as a verb.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [miθː]

Adjective

ܡܝܼܬ݂ • (mīṯ) (feminine ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܬ݂ (mīṯaṯ), plural ܡܝܼܬ݂ܘܼ (mīṯū))

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

   Antonym: ܐܸܬ݂ܝܼܠܸܕ݂ (iṯīliḏ)

   ܐܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܦܵܛܪܘܿܣ: ܐܸܬ݂ܝܼܠܸܕ݂ 1880، ܡܝܼܬ݂ 1932.

   āḡā pāṭrōs: 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