ܡܛܥܡܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Tool noun of the verb ܛܵܥܹܡ (ṭāˁēm, “to taste”). Largely displaced the older synonym ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ (tarwāḏā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [matˤʕɪmtaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [matˤɪmta]
Noun
ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܵܐ • (maṭˁimtā) f (plural ܡܲܛܥ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maṭˁmāṯā) or ܡܲܛܥܸܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maṭˁimyāṯā))
- spoon (scooped utensil for eating or serving)
- Synonym: ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ (tarwāḏā)
- (unit of measure) spoonful
- ܨܵܝܒܲܬܝ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܬܲܪ̈ܬܹܝܢ ܡܲܛܥܸܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܸܟܲܪ
- ṣāybat wā lī tartēn maṭˁimyāṯā šikkar
- May you please serve me two spoons of sugar.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܵܐ (maṭˁimmā) | 1st person | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܝܼ (maṭˁimtī) | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܲܢ (maṭˁimtan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܲܬ݂ (maṭˁimmaṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܘܼܟ݂ (maṭˁimtōḵ) | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܵܟ݂ܝ (maṭˁimtāḵ) | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maṭˁimtawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܵܐ (maṭˁimtā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܹܗ (maṭˁimtēh) | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܵܗ̇ (maṭˁimtāh) | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܗܘܿܢ (maṭˁimthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܝܵܢ̈ (maṭˁimyān) | 1st person | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (maṭˁimyāṯī) | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (maṭˁimyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܝܵܬ݂̈ (maṭˁimyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maṭˁimyāṯōḵ) | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maṭˁimyāṯāḵ) | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maṭˁimyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܛܥܸܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maṭˁimyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܛܥܸܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (maṭˁimyāṯēh) | ܡܲܛܥܸܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maṭˁimyāṯāh) | ܡܲܛܥܸܡܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maṭˁimyāṯhōn) | |||