ܡܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܬ ܐ (ˀ t ˀ)
4 terms

Irregular causitive of ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ (āṯē, “to come”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maj.θeː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [maj.jeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [maː.θeː]

Verb

ܡܲܝܬ݂ܹܐ • (mayṯē) (present participle ܡܲܝܬ݂ܘܼܝܹܐ (mayṯūyē), past participle ܡܘܼܝܬ݂ܝܼܵܐ (mūyṯīyā))

1. to bring, fetch

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܝܬ݂ܹܐ (mayṯē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܝܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mūyṯē lī)	ܡܘܼܝܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mūyṯē lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܝܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mūyṯē lēh)	ܡܘܼܝܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mūyṯē lan)	ܡܘܼܝܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mūyṯē lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܝܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mūyṯē lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܝܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mūyṯē lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܝܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mūyṯē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܝܬ݂ܹܝܢ (mayṯēn)	ܡܲܝܬ݂ܹܝܬ (mayṯēt)	ܡܲܝܬ݂ܹܐ (mayṯē)	ܡܲܝܬ݂ܲܚ (mayṯaḥ)	ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mayṯītōn)	ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܼ (mayṯī)
	f	ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܵܢ (mayṯyān)	ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܵܬܝ (mayṯyāt)	ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܵܐ (mayṯyā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܝܬ݂ܝܼ (ayṯī)			ܐܲܝܬ݂ܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ayṯēmūn)
	f		ܐܲܝܬ݂ܹܐ (ayṯē)

Etymology 2

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation 1

• (standard) IPA^(key): [miːθɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [miːθɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [miːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (mīṯā) m (plural ܡܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܹܐ (mīṯē) or ܡܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܵܢܹܐ (mīṯānē), feminine ܡܝܼܬ݂ܬܵܐ (mīṯtā))

1. past participle of ܡܵܝܹܬ (māyēt, “to die”)
2. dead man, decedent

   ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܢܸܚ ܡܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ― allāhā manniḥ mīṯūḵ ― May your dead rest in peace (literally, “May God put your dead ones to rest”)

   ܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܘܼܢܝܵܐ ܠܒܹܝܬ ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ. ― paḡrā d-awa mīṯā pyāšā ìlēh šunyā l-bēt qḇūrē. ― The deceased's body is being transferred to the cemetery.

3. (collective, in the plural) the dead
   • Acts 13:30:

     ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܘܼܩܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܵܘ ܡܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܹܐ،

     But God raised him from the dead,

Usage notes

The plural ܡ̈ܝܼܬ݂ܹܐ (mīṯē) is used for the collective sense of “the dead”, while the plural ܡ̈ܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܹܐ (mīṯānē) is used in the individual sense; “dead individuals/men”.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (mīṯī)		ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (mīṯan)
	construct	ܡܝܼܬ݂ (mīṯ)	2nd person	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mīṯūḵ)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mīṯāḵ)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mīṯā)	3rd person	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (mīṯēh)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mīṯāh)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mīṯī)		ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mīṯan)
	construct	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (mīṯay)	2nd person	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mīṯūḵ)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mīṯāḵ)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܹܐ (mīṯē)	3rd person	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mīṯūh)	ܡܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (mīṯōh)	ܡܝܼܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mīṯhōn)

Pronunciation 2

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mjɑːθɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mjɑːθɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [mjɑːtɑː]

Verb

ܡܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (myāṯā)

1. present participle of ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ (māˀēṯ, “to die”)