ܡܫܬܐ

ܡܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Causative of ܫܵܬܹܐ‎ (šātē, “to drink”), from the root ܫ-ܬ-ܐ‎ (š-t-ʾ) related to drinking.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maʃ.teː]

Verb

ܡܲܫܬܹܐ • (maštē) (present participle ܡܲܫܬܘܼܝܹܐ‎ (maštuyē), past participle ܡܘܼܫܬܝܼܵܐ‎ (muštīyā))

1. to cause to drink, to give a drink

   ‏ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܓܹܢܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܫܩܝܼܠܝܼ ܠܵܗܘܿܢ ܘܡܘܼܒܠܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ ܘܡܘܼܫܬܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܣܲܡܵܐ.‎‎

   tīlhon gēnāwē, šqīlīlhon l-alqoš, w-muštīlhon sammā.

   Thieves came, they took me, brought me to Al Qosh and made me drink poison.

   • Proverbs 25:21:

     ‏ܐܸܢ ܟܵܦܹܢ ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܘܼܟ݂، ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ؛ ܘܐܸܢ ܨܵܗܹܐ، ܡܲܫܬ‌ܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ؛.‎‎

     in kāpēn dižminoḵ, maʾḵil lēh laḵmā; w-in ṣāhē, maštī lēh mīyā;

     If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

2. to irrigate; to water

Conjugation of ܡܲܫܬܹܐ (maštē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ (muštīlī)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (muštīloḵ)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ (muštīlēh)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ (muštīlan)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (muštīloḵon)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (muštīlhon)
	f		ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (muštīlāḵ)	ܡܘܼܫܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (muštīlāh)
present	m	ܡܲܫܬܹܝܢ (maštēn)	ܡܲܫܬܹܝܬ (maštēt)	ܡܲܫܬܹܐ (maštē)	ܡܲܫܬܲܚ (maštaḵ)	ܡܲܫܬܹܝܬܘܢ (maštēton)	ܡܲܫܬܝܼ (maštī)
	f	ܡܲܫܬܝܵܢ (maštyān)	ܡܲܫܬܝܵܬ (maštyāt)	ܡܲܫܬܝܵܐ (maštyā)
imperative	m		ܡܲܫܬܝܼ (maštī)			ܡܲܫܬܹܝܡܘܼܢ (maštēmon)
	f		ܡܲܫܬܹܐ (maštē)

See also

• ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ‎ (maʾḵil, “to feed”)