ܡܬܝܢܐ

Of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā, inherited from Aramaic מַתִּינָא (mattīnā).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mattiːnɑː]

ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐ • (matīnā) (feminine ܡܲܬܝܼܢܬܵܐ (matīntā), plural ܡܲܬܝ̈ܢܹܐ (matinē))

1. slow (not quick in motion)

   Synonym: ܢܝܼܚܵܐ (nīḥā)

   Antonyms: ܡܣܘܼܪܗܒ݂ܵܐ (msurhḇā), ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ (qalūlā)

2. careful, gradual

   Synonyms: ܢܲܓܝܼܪܵܐ (nagīrā), ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܝܵܐ (darḡāyā)

3. lazy, weak

   Synonyms: ܢܲܛܝܼܛܵܐ (naṭīṭā), ܡܲܟܣܠܵܢܵܐ (makslānā)

• ܡܲܬܝܼܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (matīnūṯā, “slowness, laziness”)
• ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (matīnāˀīṯ, “slowly, lazily”)