ܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic מָתָא (māṯā), from Akkadian 𒆳 (mātum, “home country, native land”); compare Sumerian 𒈠𒁕 (ma-da /⁠mada⁠/, “countryside, frontier”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maː.θaː.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [maːtaː]

Noun

ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (māṯā) f sg (plural ܡܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māṯwāṯā))

1. village, town

   Synonym: (literary) ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qrīṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܵܬ݂ܝܼ (māṯī)		ܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ (māṯan)
	construct	ܡܵܬ݂ (māṯ)		2nd person	ܡܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (māṯōḵ)	ܡܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (māṯāḵ)	ܡܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māṯā)		3rd person	ܡܵܬ݂ܹܗ (māṯēh)	ܡܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (māṯāh)	ܡܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (māṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (māṯwāṯī)		ܡܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (māṯwāṯan)
	construct	ܡܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ (māṯwāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (māṯwāṯōḵ)	ܡܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (māṯwāṯāḵ)	ܡܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māṯwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (māṯwāṯē)		3rd person	ܡܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (māṯwāṯūh)	ܡܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (māṯwāṯōh)	ܡܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (māṯwāṯhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇūṯā, “neighbourhood”), ܡܵܚܘܿܙܵܐ (māḥōzā, “quarter”), ܠܲܩܚܵܐ (laqḥā, “suburb”), ܟܲܦܪܵܐ (kaprā, “hamlet”), ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mḏītā, “city”), ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (pnīṯā, “area, region”), ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܵܐ (uḥdānā, “state”), ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (aṯrā, “country”)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bar māṯā)
• ܡܵܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (māṯāyā)
• ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܬܝ ܡܲܪܝܲܡ (māṯā dmārt maryam)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒆳 (KUR /⁠mātu⁠/).

Alternative forms

• ܡܐܬܐ (māṯā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɑθe], [mɑθɑθɑ], [mɑθwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܬܐ • (māṯā) f (plural ܡܬܘܬܐ (māṯwāṯā) or ܡܬܬܐ (māṯāṯā) or ܡܬܐ (māṯē))

1. home, domicile
2. homeland, birthplace
3. village, town

   Synonym: ܩܪܝܬܐ (qərīṯā)

4. region, country

   Synonyms: ܐܪܥܐ (ʾarʿā), ܟܘܪܐ (kōrā), ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܬ		1st person	ܡܬܝ		ܡܬܢ
	construct	ܡܬ		2nd person	ܡܬܟ	ܡܬܟܝ	ܡܬܟܘܢ	ܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܬܗ	ܡܬܗ	ܡܬܗܘܢ	ܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܬܘܢ ,ܡܬܢ ,ܡܬܝܢ		1st person	ܡܬܘܬܝ ,ܡܬܬܝ ,ܡܬܝ		ܡܬܘܬܢ ,ܡܬܬܢ ,ܡܬܝܢ
	construct	ܡܬܘܬ ,ܡܬܬ ,ܡܬܝ		2nd person	ܡܬܘܬܟ ,ܡܬܬܟ ,ܡܬܝܟ	ܡܬܘܬܟܝ ,ܡܬܬܟܝ ,ܡܬܝܟܝ	ܡܬܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܬܝܟܘܢ	ܡܬܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܬܘܬܐ ,ܡܬܬܐ ,ܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܬܘܬܗ ,ܡܬܬܗ ,ܡܬܘܗܝ	ܡܬܘܬܗ ,ܡܬܬܗ ,ܡܬܝܗ	ܡܬܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܬܝܗܘܢ	ܡܬܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܡܬܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mattɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [matte] (plural)

Noun

ܡܬܐ • (mattā) f (plural ܡܬܐ (mattē))

1. fetter

   Synonyms: ܟܒܠܐ (kaḇlā, keḇlā), ܨܦܘܦܐ (ṣappūp̄ā), ܩܘܕܐ (qawdā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܬ		1st person	ܡܬܝ		ܡܬܢ
	construct	ܡܬ		2nd person	ܡܬܟ	ܡܬܟܝ	ܡܬܟܘܢ	ܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܬܗ	ܡܬܗ	ܡܬܗܘܢ	ܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܬܝܢ		1st person	ܡܬܝ		ܡܬܝܢ
	construct	ܡܬܝ		2nd person	ܡܬܝܟ	ܡܬܝܟܝ	ܡܬܝܟܘܢ	ܡܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܬܘܗܝ	ܡܬܝܗ	ܡܬܝܗܘܢ	ܡܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-17
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 193b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 311b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 858a

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Cardinal: ܡܰܬ݂ܶܐ (maṯe)     Ordinal: ܕܰܡ ܡܰܬ݂ܶܐ (dam maṯe)

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic מאתין (maʾṯēn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maθe/

Numeral

ܡܰܬ݂ܶܐ • (maṯe) ?

1. two hundred