ܡܚܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܚܬܐ

Etymology 1

Root
ܢ ܚ ܬ (n ḥ t)
2 terms

Noun of place derived from the verb ܢܵܚܹܬ݂ (nāḥēṯ, “to land, descend”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [max.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܚܬܵܐ • (maḥtā) m sg (plural ܡܲܚܬܹ̈ܐ (maḥtē))

1. (aviation) aerodrome, landing strip, runway

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܚܬܵܐ (maḥtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܚܬܝܼ (maḥtī)		ܡܲܚܬܲܢ (maḥtan)
	construct	ܡܲܚܲܬ݂ (maḥḥaṯ)	2nd person	ܡܲܚܬܘܼܟ݂ (maḥtūḵ)	ܡܲܚܬܵܟ݂ܝ (maḥtāḵ)	ܡܲܚܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܬܵܐ (maḥtā)	3rd person	ܡܲܚܬܹܗ (maḥtēh)	ܡܲܚܬܵܗ̇ (maḥtāh)	ܡܲܚܬܗܘܿܢ (maḥthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܚܬܝܼ̈ (maḥtī)		ܡܲܚܬܲܢ̈ (maḥtan)
	construct	ܡܲܚܬܲܝ̈ (maḥtay)	2nd person	ܡܲܚܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḥtūḵ)	ܡܲܚܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḥtāḵ)	ܡܲܚܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḥtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܚܬܹ̈ܐ (maḥtē)	3rd person	ܡܲܚܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḥtūh)	ܡܲܚܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḥtōh)	ܡܲܚܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḥthōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܬ ܚ ܬ (t ḥ t)
8 terms

Causative of ܚܵܬܹܐ (ḥātē)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maħteː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [maxteː]

Verb

ܡܲܚܬܹܐ • (maḥtē) (present participle ܡܲܚܬܘܿܝܹܐ (maḥtōyē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܬܝܵܐ (muḥtyā))

1. (transitive, physically) to position or make lower/low, bring down, lower see usage notes

   Antonym: ܡܲܥܠܹܐ (maˁlē)

2. to lower volume

   ܐܲܚܬܝܼ ܩܵܠܘܿܟ݂

   aḥtī qālōḵ

   lower your voice.

   ܐܲܚܬܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ

   aḥtī lēh prāsḥizwā

   lower the television(‘s volume).

Usage notes

• (to position lower): This verb is used for literally and physically lowering something or someone’s position, and not, for example, bringing something downstairs, or any figurative usage. For that, the verb ܡܲܢܚܸܬ݂ (manḥiṯ) is used, where there may sometimes be semantic overlap.