Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

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).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːtˤeː]

Verb edit

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

  1. 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.
  2. to be able to reach
    ܐܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܛܝܵܐ ܠܵܗ̇īḏī lā kē māṭyā lāhMy 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.
  3. to afford
    Synonyms: ܣܵܒ݂ܹܠ (sāḇēl), ܣܵܦܹܩ (sāpēq)
    ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܡܛܵܝܵܐ ܠܐܝܼܕܝܼlē ìlēh bimṭāyā l-īdīI cannot afford it (literally, “It is not arriving to my hand.”)
  4. to mature, develop, grow, ripen
    Synonyms: ܫܵܠܹܡ (šālēm), ܓܲܪܘܸܣ (garwis)

Conjugation edit

Interjection edit

ܡܵܛܹܐ (māṭē)

  1. 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”)