ܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic מָתָא (māṯā), from Akkadian 𒆳 (KUR /⁠mātu⁠/).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (māṯā) f sg (plural ܡܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (māṯwāṯē))

1. village, town

   Synonym: ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qrīṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māṯā)

number	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 (māṯūḵ)	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 (māṯwāṯūḵ)	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

    declension of ܡܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܬ	ܡܬܘܢ ,ܡܬܢ ,ܡܬܝܢ
construct	ܡܬ	ܡܬܘܬ ,ܡܬܬ ,ܡܬܝ
emphatic	ܡܬܐ	ܡܬܘܬܐ ,ܡܬܬܐ ,ܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܬܝ	ܡܬܘܬܝ ,ܡܬܬܝ ,ܡܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܬܟ	ܡܬܘܬܟ ,ܡܬܬܟ ,ܡܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܬܟܝ	ܡܬܘܬܟܝ ,ܡܬܬܟܝ ,ܡܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܬܗ	ܡܬܘܬܗ ,ܡܬܬܗ ,ܡܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܬܗ	ܡܬܘܬܗ ,ܡܬܬܗ ,ܡܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܬܢ	ܡܬܘܬܢ ,ܡܬܬܢ ,ܡܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܬܟܘܢ	ܡܬܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܡܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܬܟܝܢ	ܡܬܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܡܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܬܗܘܢ	ܡܬܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܡܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܬܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܬ	ܡܬܝܢ
construct	ܡܬ	ܡܬܝ
emphatic	ܡܬܐ	ܡܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܬܝ	ܡܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܬܟ	ܡܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܬܟܝ	ܡܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܬܗ	ܡܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܬܗ	ܡܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܬܢ	ܡܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܬܟܘܢ	ܡܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܬܟܝܢ	ܡܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܬܗܘܢ	ܡܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܬܗܝܢ	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, page 858a

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maθe/

Numeral

ܡܰܬ݂ܶܐ • (maṯe) ?

1. two hundred