ܡܬܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܬ ܚ (m t ḥ)
3 terms

Cognate to Hebrew מֶשֶׁךְ (méshekh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪθ.xɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɪt.xɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ • (miṯḥā) m sg (plural ܡܸܬ݂ܚܹ̈ܐ (miṯḥē))

1. period of time, interval; extent, duration

   Synonym: ܛܵܘܪܵܐ (ṭāwrā)

   ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ. ― zīl lī min qam ḥa miṯḥā kiryā. ― I went a short time ago.

   ܙܵܘܥܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܫܘܼܘܫܵܛܵܐ ܐܘܼܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܙܝܼܙܵܐ ― zāwˁā yan miṯḥā dšūwšāṭā ūmānāyā ˁazīzā ― It was a movement or a time of great artistic progress.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ (miṯḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܝܼ (miṯḥī)		ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܢ (miṯḥan)
	construct	ܡܬ݂ܲܚ (mṯaḥ)	2nd person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܘܼܟ݂ (miṯḥūḵ)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܟ݂ܝ (miṯḥāḵ)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṯḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ (miṯḥā)	3rd person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܹܗ (miṯḥēh)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܗ̇ (miṯḥāh)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܗܘܿܢ (miṯḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܝܼ̈ (miṯḥī)		ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܢ̈ (miṯḥan)
	construct	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܝ̈ (miṯḥay)	2nd person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (miṯḥūḵ)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (miṯḥāḵ)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṯḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܹ̈ܐ (miṯḥē)	3rd person	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (miṯḥūh)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (miṯḥōh)	ܡܸܬ݂ܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (miṯḥhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܝܵܐ (miṯḥāyā, “periodical”)
• ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕ- (b-miṯḥā d-, “during, for”)