Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܘ ܫ ܛ (w š ṭ)
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Etymology

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From ܡܸܬ- (mit-, -able) +‎ ܫܵܘܫܸܛ (šāwšiṭ, to progress, lead) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɪʃ.tɑw.ʃtɑˤːnɑː]

Adjective

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ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܵܐ (mištāwšṭānā) (feminine ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mištāwšṭānītā), plural ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mištāwšṭānē))

  1. progressive
    Synonym: ܡܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܢܵܐ (mdarḡānā)
    ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܚܵܝܵܐ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܘܹܐ ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܛܵܝܘܿܦܵܐ.
    ḥa liššānā ḥāyā wālē d-hāwē mištāwšṭānā w-ṭāyōpā.
    A living language must be progressive and flexible.
    ܠܸܗ݇ܘܵܝܵܐ ܒܸܢܝܵܐ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ، ܚܘܼܠܵܦܵܐ ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܘܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܵܘ ܡܸܬܗܵܘܝܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܗܸܫ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܐܝܼܬ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.
    liwwāyā binyā mḥadtā, ḥullāpā mištāwšṭānā wālē d-hāwē min gāw mithāwyānūtā d-hiš īlāh īṯīṯā.
    To be rebuilt, a progressive alternative will need to be from the potential that still exists.

Derived terms

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