Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Denominal verb extracted from ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ (qinṭrōn, centre).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məqan.tˤrɪn.]

Verb

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ܡܩܲܢܛܪܸܢ (mqanṭrin) (present participle ܡܩܲܢܛܪܘܼܢܹܐ (mqanṭrūnē), past participle ܡܩܘܼܢܛܪܢܵܐ (mqunṭrnā))

  1. to focus, concentrate [with ܥܲܠ (ˁal) ‘on’]
    ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܡܩܲܢܛܪܸܢܸܢ ܝܲܨܝܼܦܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܝܼ.wālē d-mqanṭrinnin yaṣīpūṯī ˁal pulḥānī.I have to focus on my work.
    ܗ̇ܘ ܡܩܲܢܛܪܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܝܲܨܝܼܦܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ.awa mqanṭrūnē ìlēh yaṣīpūṯēh ˁal nafšēh.He is focuing on himself.

Conjugation

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