ܡܬܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܬ ܚ (m t ḥ)
3 terms

Etymology

Cognate to Hebrew מֶשֶׁךְ (méshekh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪt.xɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܬܚܵܐ • (mitḥā) m sg (plural ܡܸܬܚܹ̈ܐ (mitḥē))

1. period

   Synonym: ܛܵܘܪܵܐ (ṭāwrā)

   ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ.

   zīl lī min qam mitḥā kiryā.

   I went a short time ago.

   ܙܵܘܥܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܫܘܼܘܫܵܛܵܐ ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܙܝܼܙܵܐ

   zāwˁā yan mitḥā dšūwšāṭā ūmānāyā ˁazīzā

   It was a movement or a time of great artistic progress.

2. extent, duration

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܬܚܵܐ (mitḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܬܚܝܼ (mitḥī)		ܡܸܬܚܲܢ (mitḥan)
	construct	ܡܬܲܚ (mtaḥ)	2nd person	ܡܸܬܚܘܼܟ݂ (mitḥūḵ)	ܡܸܬܚܵܟ݂ܝ (mitḥāḵ)	ܡܸܬܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mitḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܬܚܵܐ (mitḥā)	3rd person	ܡܸܬܚܹܗ (mitḥēh)	ܡܸܬܚܵܗ̇ (mitḥāh)	ܡܸܬܚܗܘܿܢ (mitḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܬܚܝܼ̈ (mitḥī)		ܡܸܬܚܲܢ̈ (mitḥan)
	construct	ܡܸܬܚܲܝ̈ (mitḥay)	2nd person	ܡܸܬܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mitḥūḵ)	ܡܸܬܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mitḥāḵ)	ܡܸܬܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mitḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܬܚܹ̈ܐ (mitḥē)	3rd person	ܡܸܬܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mitḥūh)	ܡܸܬܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mitḥōh)	ܡܸܬܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mitḥhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܸܬܚܵܝܵܐ (mitḥāyā, “periodical”)
• ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ (bmitḥā, “during, for”)