Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܦ ܠ ܚ (p l ḥ)
3 terms

Causitive of ܦܵܠܹܚ (pālēḥ, to work).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [map.lɪx.]

Verb edit

ܡܲܦܠܸܚ (mapliḥ) (present participle ܡܲܦܠܘܼܚܹܐ (maplūḥē), past participle ܡܘܼܦܠܚܵܐ (muplḥā))

  1. (transitive) to put to or make work; to hire, employ
    Antonyms: ܡܲܫܠܹܐ (mašlē), ܡܲܒܛܸܠ (mabṭil)
    ܩܸܡ ܡܲܦܠܸܚ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ.qim mapliḥ lan min ṣaprā.He put us to work from the morning.
  2. (transitive) to operate, use, make use of
    Synonyms: ܡܚܲܫܸܚ (mḥaššiḥ), ܡܲܦܥܸܠ (mapˁil)
    ܐܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܘܼܒܵܪܵܐ ܡܲܦܠܘܼܚܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ؟aynā dubbārā maplūḥē ìwet?What method are you using?
    ܡܢܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܡܲܦܠܘܼܚܹܐ ܡܣܲܠܩܵܢܵܐ ܒܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ.mnīˁā ìlēh lmaplūḥē msalqānā b-aykannāyūṯ nūrā.Using the elevator is forbidden in case of fire.
    ܒܸܬ ܡܲܦܠܚܸܢ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܘܼܟ݂ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ ܐܸܕܠܹܝܠ.bit maplḥin zulḥizwūḵ yatīr mūḥibbā idlēl.I will play your favourite video tonight.
    ܒܕܵܘܪܵܐ ܕܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܚܲܕ݇، ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܦܠܚܲܚ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܬܸܩܢܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.
    b-dāwrā dˁisrīn w-ḥa, lā kē maplḥaḥ hādḵā tiqnōlōḡīyā ḥēnā.
    In the twenty-first century, we don't use this kind of technology anymore.

Conjugation edit