ܡܛܝܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܡܛܲܐܸܠ (mṭaˀil), ܡܛܲܘܸܠ (mṭawwil), ܡܬܲܥܸܠ (mtaˁil)

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܘ ܠ (ṭ w l)
3 terms

Possibly related to Classical Syriac ܛܘܠ (ṭawwel, “to walk around; to relieve oneself”) and Hebrew טִיֵּל (tiyél, “to hike, to walk for pleasure, to journey”). Otherwise denominations of ܬܲܥܠܵܐ (taˁlā, “fox”) as in common activities foxes often appear to be playing. Compare also denominal of the word for fox word in Classical Syriac ܬܲܥܸܠ (“to wag the tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mətˤaj.jɪlː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tˤɑːwelː]

Verb

ܡܛܲܝܸܠ • (mṭayyil) (present participle ܡܛܲܝܘܼܠܹܐ (mṭayūlē), past participle ܡܛܘܼܝܠܵܐ (mṭūylā))

1. to play (act in a manner such that one has fun)

   Synonyms: ܫܵܥܹܐ (šāˁē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܠܵܥܹܒ݂ (lāˁēḇ), ܡܬܲܥܸܠ (mtaˁil)

2. to act (perform a theatrical role)

   Synonym: ܡܡܲܬܸܠ (mmattil)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܛܲܝܸܠ (mṭayyil)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܛܘܼܝܸܠ ܠܝܼ (mṭūyil lī)	ܡܛܘܼܝܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mṭūyil lūḵ)	ܡܛܘܼܝܸܠ ܠܹܗ (mṭūyil lēh)	ܡܛܘܼܝܸܠ ܠܲܢ (mṭūyil lan)	ܡܛܘܼܝܸܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mṭūyil lāwḵōn)	ܡܛܘܼܝܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mṭūyil lhōn)
	f		ܡܛܘܼܝܸܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mṭūyil lāḵ)	ܡܛܘܼܝܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (mṭūyil lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܛܲܝܠܸܢ (mṭaylin)	ܡܛܲܝܠܸܬ (mṭaylit)	ܡܛܲܝܸܠ (mṭayyil)	ܡܛܲܝܠܲܚ (mṭaylaḥ)	ܡܛܲܝܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mṭaylītōn)	ܡܛܲܝܠܝܼ (mṭaylī)
	f	ܡܛܲܝܠܲܢ (mṭaylan)	ܡܛܲܝܠܵܬܝ (mṭaylāt)	ܡܛܲܝܠܵܐ (mṭaylā)
imperative	m		ܛܲܝܸܠ (ṭayyil)			ܛܲܝܠܘܼܢ (ṭaylūn)
	f		ܛܲܝܸܠܝ (ṭayyil)