Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܡ ܬ ܠ (m t l)
3 terms

Etymology

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Agent noun from the active participle of ܡܲܬܸܠ (mattil, to portray, act on stage) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the occupational ending); compare also Arabic مُمَثِّل (mumaṯṯil).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məmat.lɑːnɑː]

Noun

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ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܐ (mmatlānām sg (plural ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mmatlānē), feminine ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mmatlānīṯā))

  1. (film, television, theater) actor
    Synonym: ܛܲܐܠܵܢܵܐ (ṭaˀlānā)
  2. (figuratively) person being disingenuous, person pretending

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܐ (mmatlānā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܝܼ
(mmatlānī)
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܲܢ
(mmatlānan)
construct ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢ
(mmatlān)
2nd person ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܘܼܟ݂
(mmatlānūḵ)
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(mmatlānāḵ)
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mmatlānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܐ
(mmatlānā)
3rd person ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܹܗ
(mmatlānēh)
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܗ̇
(mmatlānāh)
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܗܘܿܢ
(mmatlānhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܝܼ̈
(mmatlānī)
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܲܢ̈
(mmatlānan)
construct ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܲܝ̈
(mmatlānay)
2nd person ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(mmatlānūḵ)
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(mmatlānāḵ)
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mmatlānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ
(mmatlānē)
3rd person ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(mmatlānūh)
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(mmatlānōh)
ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(mmatlānhōn)
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