ܡܬܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܬ ܢ (m t n)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mattiːnɑː]

Adjective

ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐ • (matīnā) (feminine ܡܲܬܝܼܢܬܵܐ (matīntā), plural ܡܲܬܝ̈ܢܹܐ (matinē))

1. slow (not quick in motion)

   Synonym: ܢܝܼܚܵܐ (nīḥā)

   Antonym: ܩܲܠܝܼܠܵܐ (qalīlā)

2. careful, gradual

   Synonyms: ܢܲܓܝܼܪܵܐ (nagīrā), ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܝܵܐ (darḡāyā)

3. lazy, weak

   Synonyms: ܢܲܛܝܼܛܵܐ (naṭīṭā), ܡܲܟܣܠܵܢܵܐ (makslānā)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܬܝܼܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (matīnūṯā, “slowness, laziness”)
• ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (matīnāˀīṯ, “slowly, lazily”)