ܡܟܫܛ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܫ ܛ (k š ṭ)
1 term

Causative verb derived from Aramaic כֵּשְׁטָּא (kešṭā), alternative form of Aramaic קֵּשְׁתָּא (qeštā, “bow”). Semantic development from the original meaning “to shoot an arrow” into “to hit the mark” or “to do right, be truthful”. Compare ܩܵܫܹܛ (qāšēṭ, “to gain weight”) and ܩܵܫܹܬ݂ (qāšēṯ, “to shoot an arrow; to bend, to curve”). Compare also in Classical Syriac ܩܫܲܛ (to shoot an arrow, “qšaṭ”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mak.ʃɪtˤ.]

Verb

ܡܲܟܫܸܛ • (makšiṭ) (present participle ܡܲܟܫܘܼܛܹܐ (makšūṭē), past participle ܡܘܼܟܫܛܵܐ (mukšṭā))

1. (transitive) to recommend, advise

   ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܟܫܛܸܬ ܥܲܠ ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ؟ ― mā kē makšṭit ˁal lūḥīṯā? ― What do you recommend on the menu?

   ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܫܸܛ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܢܝܼ ܕܢܵܝܚܹܢ. ― āsyā mukšiṭ lēh minī d-nāyḥēn. ― The doctor advised me that I rest.

2. (transitive) to advocate

   ܬܹܐܘܿܪܝܼܵܐ ܐܸܩܘܿܢܘܿܡܝܼܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܟܫܛܵܐ ܡܒܲܛܠܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܡܸܨܥܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܸܬܬܲܩܢܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

   tēˀōrīyā iqōnōmīyāytā d-makšṭā mbaṭlānūṯā d-mārūṯā parṣōpāytā d-miṣˁāyē dmittaqnānūṯā

   An economical theory advocating abolishing personal property of the means of production.

3. (transitive) to justify, vindicate, warrant

   Synonyms: ܡܲܙܕܸܩ (mazdiq), ܡܫܲܪܸܪ (mšarrir)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܟܫܸܛ (makšiṭ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܟܫܸܛ ܠܝܼ (mukšiṭ lī)	ܡܘܼܟܫܸܛ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mukšiṭ lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܟܫܸܛ ܠܹܗ (mukšiṭ lēh)	ܡܘܼܟܫܸܛ ܠܲܢ (mukšiṭ lan)	ܡܘܼܟܫܸܛ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mukšiṭ lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܟܫܸܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mukšiṭ lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܟܫܸܛ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mukšiṭ lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܟܫܸܛ ܠܵܗ̇ (mukšiṭ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܟܫܛܸܢ (makšṭin)	ܡܲܟܫܛܸܬ (makšṭit)	ܡܲܟܫܸܛ (makšiṭ)	ܡܲܟܫܛܲܚ (makšṭaḥ)	ܡܲܟܫܛܝܼܬܘܿܢ (makšṭītōn)	ܡܲܟܫܛܝܼ (makšṭī)
	f	ܡܲܟܫܛܲܢ (makšṭan)	ܡܲܟܫܛܵܬܝ (makšṭāt)	ܡܲܟܫܛܵܐ (makšṭā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܟܫܸܛ (akšiṭ)			ܐܲܟܫܛܘܼܢ (akšṭūn)
	f		ܐܲܟܫܸܛܝ (akšiṭ)

Related terms

• ܟܫܝܼܛܵܐ (kšīṭā)