ܡܡܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܠ ܐ (m l ˀ)
3 terms

Intensitive and causitive stems of ܡܵܠܹܐ (mālē, “to fill”); compare Hebrew מִלֵּא (milé), Arabic مَلَّأَ (mallaʔa) and أَمْلَأَ (ʔamlaʔa⁩).

Pronunciation

• ܡܡܲܠܹܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [məmaːleː]
• ܡܲܡܠܹܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [mam.leː]

Verb

ܡܡܲܠܹܐ • (mmallē) (present participle ܡܡܲܠܘܼܝܹܐ (mmalūyē), past participle ܡܡܘܼܠܝܵܐ (mmulyā))

1. (transitive) to fill, fill up

   Antonym: ܡܣܲܦܸܩ (msappiq)

   ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܣܚܝܵܐ ܒܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ. ― mmūlē lēh masḥyā b-mayyā. ― He filled the pool with water.

   ܡܲܠܝܼ ܢܵܩܘܿܠܬܵܐ ܒܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܟܘܼܪ̈ܣܝܹܐ. ― malī nāqōltā b-pāṯōrē w-kursyē. ― Fill the truck with the tables and chairs.

2. (transitive, idiomatic) to fill in [+ ܚܠܵܦ (object) = instead]

   ܠܲܝܬ ܐܘܼܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܕܡܡܲܠܹܐ ܚܠܵܦܝܼ ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܢ ܦܵܠܛܹܢ.

   layt ūp ḥa d-mmallē ḥlāpī hīgāh lē māṣēn pālṭēn.

   There is nobody to fill in for me so I can’t leave.

3. (transitive) to charge up, charge a battery

   Synonyms: ܡܣܲܒܸܣ (msabbis), ܡܲܛܥܸܢ (maṭˁin)

   ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܛܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ. ― mmūlē lēh baṭṭārīṯā b-laylē. ― He charged the battery overnight.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܡܲܠܹܐ (mmallē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (mmūlē lī)	ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mmūlē lūḵ)	ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ (mmūlē lēh)	ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (mmūlē lan)	ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mmūlē lāwḵōn)	ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mmūlē lhōn)
	f		ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mmūlē lāḵ)	ܡܡܘܼܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (mmūlē lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܡܲܠܹܝܢ (mmallēn)	ܡܡܲܠܹܝܬ (mmallēt)	ܡܡܲܠܹܐ (mmallē)	ܡܡܲܠܲܚ (mmallaḥ)	ܡܡܲܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mmalītōn)	ܡܡܲܠܝܼ (mmalī)
	f	ܡܡܲܠܝܵܢ (mmalyān)	ܡܡܲܠܝܵܬܝ (mmalyāt)	ܡܡܲܠܝܵܐ (mmalyā)
imperative	m		ܡܲܠܝܼ (malī)			ܡܲܠܹܝܡܘܼܢ (mallēmūn)
	f		ܡܲܠܹܐ (mallē)