ܡܢܬܡܠܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Blend of ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from”) +‎ ܐܸܬ݂ܡܵܠܝ (iṯmāl, “yesterday”), its previous form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mnɑθːmɑːliː]

Adverb

ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝܼ • (mnāṯmālī)

1. day before yesterday, ereyesterday

   Synonym: ܐܘܿܡܵܚܪܹܢܵܐ (ōmāḥrēnā)

   ܠܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܘܠܵܐ ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝܼ ܝܘܸܢ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܗܸܟ̰ ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ.

   lā timmāl w-lā mnāṯmālī ìwen qiryā hič qēpālēˀōn.

   Neither yesterday nor the day before I did not read a chapter.

Coordinate terms

• ܬܸܡܵܠ (timmāl, “yesterday”), ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ (idyōm, “today”), ܡܚܵܪ (mḥār, “tomorrow”), ܡܚܵܪܬܹܝܢ (mḥārtēn, “overmorrow, day after tomorrow”)