ܡܩܛܩܛ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܛ ܥ (q ṭ ˁ)
3 terms

Reduplicated form from ܩܵܛܸܥ (qāṭiˁ, “to cut off”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mqatˤqɪtˤ]

Verb

ܡܩܲܛܩܸܛ • (mqaṭqiṭ) (present participle ܡܩܲܛܩܘܿܛܹܐ (mqaṭqōṭē), past participle ܡܩܘܼܛܩܛܵܐ (mquṭqṭā))

1. to cut up, to chop up

   ܩܲܛܩܸܛ ܠܹܐ ܟܪܸܦܣܵܐ

   qaṭqiṭ lē kripsā

   Cut up the parsley

2. (intransitive) (of the voice of a person on a telephone call) to cut up

   ܨܲܘܬܘܿܟ݂ ܡܩܲܛܩܘܿܛܹܐ

   ṣawtōḵ mqaṭqōṭē

   Your voice is cutting up.