Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Literally, “To come to”
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːθeː‿leːh]
Verb
ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ • (āṯē lēh)
- to acquire, obtain, receive, get [with ܠ- (l-) ‘to’]
- Synonyms: ܗܵܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ (hāwē lēh), ܩܵܢܹܐ (qānē)
ܐܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܠܝܼ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ- ṯē lāh lī ḥḏā iggarṯā
- I received a letter.
- (literally, “A letter came to me.”)
ܒܸܕ ܐܵܬ݂ܝܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܡܚܵܝܬܵܐ- bid āṯyā lōḵ mḥāytā
- You’re going to receive a beating!
Usage notes
This verb is conjugated as appropriate for person, gender, and tense.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [θeː‿leːh]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [tiːleː]
Verb
ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ • (ṯē lēh) (feminine ܐܸܬ݂ܝܵܐ ܠܹܗ, plural ܐ݇ܬ݂ܲܝܢ݇ ܠܝܼ)
- third-person masculine singular past indicative of ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ (āṯē); He came