ܡܠܗܐ

ܡܠܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܐܲܠܗܹܐ‎ (alhē)

Etymology

Causitive of ܠܵܗܹܐ‎ (lāhē), from the root ܠ-ܗ-ܐ‎ (l-h-ā) related to igniting.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mal.heː]

Verb

ܡܲܠܗܹܐ • (malhē) (present participle ܡܲܠܗܘܼܝܹܐ‎ (malhuyē), past participle ܡܘܼܠܗܝܼܵܐ‎ (mulhīyā))

1. (transitive) to ignite, light, to light up (a fire, cigarette, etc.)

   ‏ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܲܚ ܡܲܠܗܲܚ ܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ.‎‎

   lē māṣaḥ malhaḥ nurē b-qayṭā.

   We can't ignite fires during summer.

2. (transitive) to turn on (a light, machine, etc.)

   ‏ܡܘܼܠܗܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܝܼ ܩܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܹܝܢ ܦܵܠܚܹܢ.‎‎

   mulhē lī ḥašuḇī qā d-māṣēn pālḥēn.

   I turned on my computer so I could work.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܠܗܹܐ (malhē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܠܗܹܐ ܠܝܼ‎ (mulhē lī)	ܡܘܼܠܗܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (mulhē luḵ)	ܡܘܼܠܗܹܐ ܠܹܗ‎ (mulhē lēh)	ܡܘܼܠܗܹܐ ܠܲܢ‎ (mulhē lan)	ܡܘܼܠܗܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (mulhē lāwḵon)	ܡܘܼܠܗܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (mulhē lhon)
	f		ܡܘܼܠܗܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (mulhē lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܠܗܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (mulhē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܠܗܹܝܢ‎ (malhēn)	ܡܲܠܗܹܝܬ‎ (malhēt)	ܡܲܠܗܹܐ (malhē)	ܡܲܠܗܲܚ‎ (malhaḥ)	ܡܲܠܗܹܝܬܘܢ‎ (malhētwn)	ܡܲܠܗܝܼ‎ (malhī)
	f	ܡܲܠܗܝܼܵܢ‎ (malhīyān)	ܡܲܠܗܝܼܵܬܝ‎ (malhīyāt)	ܡܲܠܗܝܼܵܐ‎ (malhīyā)
imperative	m		ܡܲܠܗܝܼ‎ (malhī)			ܡܲܠܗܹܝܡܘܼܢ‎ (malhēmun)
	f		ܡܲܠܗܹܐ (malhē)

Antonyms

• ܡܲܟ̰ܡܸܥ‎ (mačmiʿ)
• ܡܲܕܸܟ݂‎ (maddiḵ)