ܡܬܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܢ ܐ (t n ˀ)
10 terms

Intensitive stem of the verb ܬܵܢܹܐ (tānē, “to repeat, do a second time”)⁩, derived from the number ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn, “two”); cognate to Arabic ثَنَّى (ṯannā⁩).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mətan.neː]

Verb

ܡܬܲܢܹܐ • (mtannē) (present participle ܡܬܲܢܘܼܝܹܐ (mtanūyē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܢܝܵܐ (mtunyā))

  1. (transitive) to tell a story, narrate, recount
    ܬܲܢܝܼ ܠܝܼ ܡܵܐ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ. ― tanī lī mā brē lēh. ― Tell me what happened.
    ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ ܟܹܐ ܡܬܲܢܝܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܬܘܼܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇. ― kul yōm kē mtanyā lūḵ tūnīṯā nafšāh. ― Everyday she tells you the same story.

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