Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܚ ܠ ܦ (ḥ l p)
7 terms

Intensitive and causitive stems of the verb ܚܵܠܹܦ (ḥālēp, to be different; to pass by); cognate to Hebrew הֶחְלִיף (hekhlíf, to exchange) and Arabic أَخْلَفَ (ʔaḵlafa, to break a promise).

Pronunciation edit

  • ܡܚܲܠܸܦ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [məxal.lɪp.]
  • ܡܲܚܠܸܦ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [max.lɪp.]

Verb edit

ܡܚܲܠܸܦ (mḥallip) (present participle ܡܚܲܠܘܼܦܹܐ (mḥalūpē), past participle ܡܚܘܼܠܦܵܐ (mḥulpā))

  1. (transitive) to exchange, swap, substitute
    Synonyms: ܡܒܲܕܸܠ (mbaddil), ܡܲܪܬܸܥ (martiˁ)

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

ܡܲܚܠܸܦ (maḥlip) (present participle ܡܲܚܠܘܼܦܹܐ (maḥlūpē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܠܸܦܵܐ (muḥlippā))

  1. (transitive) to decline, refuse, turn down (such as an offer)
    Antonym: ܡܩܲܒܸܠ (mqabbil)
    ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܠܦܸܢ ܕܡܗܲܡܢܸܢ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ.
    kē maḥlpin d-mhamnin d-īlēh šarīrā.
    I refuse to believe that it is true.
    ܡܵܐܟܹܢܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܠܸܦ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܪܲܛ ܚܵܘܒܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂، ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܣܵܦܩܵܐ.
    mākēnā muḥlip lāh kraṭ ḥāwbā dīyūḵ, min ˁillaṯ kispā lā sāpqā.
    The machine declined your debit card, for insufficient funds.

Conjugation edit