Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܬ ܢ ܐ (t n ˀ)
11 terms

Intensitive stem of the verb ܬܵܢܹܐ (tānē, to repeat, do a second time)⁩, derived from the number ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn, two); cognate to Arabic ثَنَّى (ṯannā⁩).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mətan.neː]

Verb

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ܡܬܲܢܹܐ (mtannē) (present participle ܡܬܲܢܘܼܝܹܐ (mtanūyē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܢܝܵܐ (mtunyā))

  1. (transitive) to tell a story, narrate, recount
    ܬܲܢܝܼ ܠܝܼ ܡܵܐ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ.tanī lī mā brē lēh.Tell me what happened.
    ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ ܟܹܐ ܡܬܲܢܝܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܬܘܼܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇.kul yōm kē mtanyā lūḵ tūnīṯā nafšāh.Every day she tells you the same story.

Conjugation

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