Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܬ ܢ ܢ (t n n)
4 terms

Reduplicated verb denominal of ܬܸܢܵܢܵܐ (tinnānā)/ܬܸܢܵܐ (tinnā, smoke).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mətan.tɪn]

Verb

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ܡܬܲܢܬܸܢ (mtantin) (present participle ܡܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ (mtantūnē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܢܬܢܵܐ (mtuntnā))

  1. (intransitive) to smoke, emit smoke
    ܢܵܩܘܿܠܬܝܼ ܗܸܫ ܡܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ.My truck is still smoking.
    ܡܵܘܩܕܵܐ ܡܬܲܢܬܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܸܚܩܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܝܼܠܵܐ.māwqdā mtantūnē ìlēh riḥqā min ḥa mīlā.The chimney is smoking from a mile away.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, humorous) to smoke a cigarette, hookah, etc.
    Synonyms: ܫܵܬܹܐ (šātē), ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš), ܡܕܲܚܸܢ (mdaḥḥin)
  3. (transitive) to smoke food (preserve or prepare food for consumption by treating with smoke)
    ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܡܬܲܢܬܢܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܣܪܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ.wālē lūḵ d-mtantnit lēh bisrā b-ḥakmā šāˁē.You'll need to smoke the meat for several hours.

Conjugation

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