Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܒ ܛ ܠ (b ṭ l)
4 terms

Intensitive and causative stems of the verb ܒܵܛܹܠ (bāṭēl); compare Hebrew ביטל (bitél), Arabic بَطَّلَ (baṭṭala) and أَبْطَلَ (ʔabṭala).

Pronunciation

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  • ܡܒܲܛܸܠ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [məbatˤ.tˤɪl.]
  • ܡܲܒܛܸܠ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [mab.tˤɪl.]

Verb

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ܡܒܲܛܸܠ (mbaṭṭil) (present participle ܡܒܲܛܘܼܠܹܐ (mbaṭūlē), past participle ܡܒܘܼܛܠܵܐ (mbuṭlā))

  1. (transitive) to cancel (plans, a schedule, an event, or the like)
    ܡܒܘܼܛܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܵܘܥܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܡ ܐܵܣܝܵܐ.mbūṭil lēh kullhōn māwˁāḏē ˁam āsyā.He canceled all his appointments with the doctor.
    ܐܸܢ ܥܵܪܹܐ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܒܲܛܠܸܢ ܠܹܗ ܡܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ.in ˁārē talgā bit mbaṭlin lēh murrāyā.If it snows, I will cancel the competition.
  2. (transitive) to nullify, invalidate (a decision, a decree, or the like)
    ܡܸܛܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܡܒܲܛܘܼܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܣܵܗܕܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܝܵܐ.miṭṭul hānā mbaṭūlē ìwen sāhdūṯī qadīmāyā.Because of this I annul my previous testament.
    ܠܵܐ ܒܲܛܸܠ ܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܫܘܼܗܝbaṭṭil riḡšūhDon’t invalidate his feelings.

Conjugation

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Verb

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ܡܲܒܛܸܠ (mabṭil) (present participle ܡܲܒܛܘܼܠܹܐ (mabṭūlē), past participle ܡܘܼܒܛܠܵܐ (mubṭlā))

  1. (transitive) to deactivate, disable
    Antonym: ܡܲܦܥܸܠ (mapˁil)

Conjugation

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