ܡܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܛ ܐ (m ṭ ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic מְטָא (məṭā); compare Hebrew מָצָא (matsá, “to find”) and doublet of ܡܵܨܹܐ (māṣē, “to be able”).

ܡܵܛܹܐ • (māṭē) (present participle ܡܛܵܝܵܐ (mṭāyā), past participle ܡܸܛܝܵܐ (miṭyā))

to arrive
ܡܛܹܐ ܠܲܢ! ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂. ― mṭē lan! ḥārāˀīṯ. ― We finally made it!

ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ! ― mṭē lāh ˁiddānā! ― The time has come!

ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܟܡܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܛܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܬܲܡܵܐ؟ ― šāˁaṯ kmā bit māṭētōn l-tammā? ― What time do you arrive there?

ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܫܲܥ. ― ṭayyāstā mṭē lāh b-šāˁaṯ tšaˁ. ― The plane arrived at nine.
to be able to reach
ܐܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܛܝܵܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ― īḏī lā kē māṭyā lāh ― My hand is not able to reach it.

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ. ― nūrā mṭē lēh māṯan. ― The fire reached our town.

ܐܲܨܠܝܼ ܗ̇ܘ ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ ܩܵܬܝܼ، ܡܸܛܠ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܡܵܛܹܝܬ ܠܹܗ. ― aṣlī awa ṣandūqā qātī, miṭṭul at kē māṣēt māṭēt lēh. ― Get me down that box, since you can reach it.
to afford
Synonyms: ܣܵܒ݂ܹܠ (sāḇēl), ܣܵܦܹܩ (sāpēq)

ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܡܛܵܝܵܐ ܠܐܝܼܕܝܼ ― lē ìlēh bimṭāyā l-īdī ― I cannot afford it (literally, “It is not arriving to my hand.”)
to mature, develop, grow, ripen
Synonyms: ܫܵܠܹܡ (šālēm), ܓܲܪܘܸܣ (garwis)

Conjugation of ܡܵܛܹܐ (māṭē)

ܡܵܛܹܐ • (māṭē)

Affirmative yes in response to an especially personal or direct request for the performance of some action.
ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܬ ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ ܠܝܸܡܘܼܟ݂ — ܐܹܝܢ ܡܵܛܹܐ.
yāḇēt šlāmē l-yimmōḵ — ēn māṭē.
Say hello to your mother — Yes will do (literally, “may it arrive”)