ܡܫܬܐܠܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܐ ܠ (š ˀ l)
5 terms

Etymology

From ܡܸܬ- (mit-, “-able”) +‎ ܫܵܐܹܠ (šāˀēl, “to question, ask”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪʃtaʔ.lɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܵܐ • (mištaˀlānā) (feminine ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mištaˀlānītā), plural ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mištaˀlānē))

1. responsible (answerable for an act performed or for its consequences)

   Synonym: ܡܸܬܓ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (mitḡīḇānā)

Derived terms

• ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mištaˀlānūtā, “responsibility”)