ܡܬܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܬ ܚ (m t ḥ)
3 terms

Cognate to Hebrew מָשַׁךְ (mashákh, “to pull”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːtexː]

Verb

ܡܵܬܹܚ • (mātēḥ) (present participle ܡܬܵܚܵܐ (mtāḥā), past participle ܡܬܝܼܚܵܐ (mtīḥā))

  1. to take, take up, last, expend an amount of time
    Synonyms: ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš), ܟܵܬܹܪ (kātēr), ܦܵܝܹܫ (pāyēš), ܫܵܩܹܠ (šāqēl)
    ܟܹܐ ܡܵܬܹܚ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܹܐ. ― kē mātēḥ ḥačā b-zaḇnā illā kē ṭāḇē. ― It takes a little time but it’s worth it.
    ܬܘܼܦܵܩܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܬܹܚ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ. ― tuppāqā bit mātēḥ ayḵ tartēn šāˁē. ― The meeting will take about two hours.
    ܟܹܐ ܡܵܬܹܚ ܡܸܢܝܼ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܕܕܵܥܪܹܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܐܲܩܠܵܐ. ― kē mātēḥ minī ḥamšā daqīqē d-dāˁrēn baytā b-aqlā. ― It takes me five minutes to walk back home.

Conjugation

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