ܡܬܥܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܥ ܠ (t ˁ l)
2 terms

Derived from ܬܲܥܠܵܐ (taˁlā, “fox”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mtaʕʕɪl]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mtaʕɪl], [mtˤaʕɪl], [mtˤaʔɪl]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mtajɪl], [mtawɪl]

Verb

ܡܬܲܥܸܠ • (mtaˁil) (present participle ܡܬܲܥܘܿܠܹܐ (mtaˁōlē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܥܠܵܐ (mtuˁlā))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to play

   Synonym: ܡܛܲܘܸܠ (mṭawwil)

2. (transitive) to hoax, kid, trick, pull one’s leg

   Synonyms: ܢܵܟܹܠ (nākēl), ܕܲܪܸܡ (darrim), ܛܲܟܸܢ (ṭakkin), ܡܲܛܥܹܐ (maṭˁē), ܥܲܠܕܹܐ (ˁaldē)

3. (intransitive) to act slyly or craftily
4. (intransitive) to dawdle, roam or wander without haste or purpose
5. (with ܠܸܒܵܐ (libbā, “heart”)) to be deeply disgusted; cringe from disgust

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܬܲܥܸܠ (mtaˁil)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܬܘܼܥܸܠ ܠܝܼ (mtūˁil lī)	ܡܬܘܼܥܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mtūˁil lūḵ)	ܡܬܘܼܥܸܠ ܠܹܗ (mtūˁil lēh)	ܡܬܘܼܥܸܠ ܠܲܢ (mtūˁil lan)	ܡܬܘܼܥܸܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mtūˁil lāwḵōn)	ܡܬܘܼܥܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mtūˁil lhōn)
	f		ܡܬܘܼܥܸܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mtūˁil lāḵ)	ܡܬܘܼܥܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (mtūˁil lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܬܲܥܠܸܢ (mtaˁlin)	ܡܬܲܥܠܸܬ (mtaˁlit)	ܡܬܲܥܸܠ (mtaˁil)	ܡܬܲܥܠܲܚ (mtaˁlaḥ)	ܡܬܲܥܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mtaˁlītōn)	ܡܬܲܥܠܝܼ (mtaˁlī)
	f	ܡܬܲܥܠܲܢ (mtaˁlan)	ܡܬܲܥܠܵܬܝ (mtaˁlāt)	ܡܬܲܥܠܵܐ (mtaˁlā)
imperative	m		ܬܲܥܸܠ (taˁil)			ܬܲܥܠܘܼܢ (taˁlūn)
	f		ܬܲܥܸܠܝ (taˁil)