ܡܛܒܥܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Calque of Arabic مَطْبَعَة (maṭbaʕa). Tool noun and noun of place derived from ܛܵܒ݂ܹܥ (ṭāḇēˁ, “to print, imprint”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [matˤ.baʕ.tɑː]
Noun
ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܵܐ • (maṭbaˁtā) f sg (plural ܡܲܛܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maṭbˁāṯā))
- printing press (mechanical device used for printing text or images repeatedly)
- organisation or factory containing such a machine
- typewriter (mechanical machine used to print text by pressing keys)
- Synonym: ܟܵܬܘܿܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kātōḇtā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܲܛܒܥܵܐ (maṭbˁā) | 1st person | ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܝܼ (maṭbaˁtī) | ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܲܢ (maṭbaˁtan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܛܒܥܲܬ݂ (maṭbˁaṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܘܼܟ݂ (maṭbaˁtōḵ) | ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܵܟ݂ܝ (maṭbaˁtāḵ) | ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maṭbaˁtawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܵܐ (maṭbaˁtā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܹܗ (maṭbaˁtēh) | ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܵܗ̇ (maṭbaˁtāh) | ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܗܘܿܢ (maṭbaˁthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܲܛܒܥܵܢ̈ (maṭbˁān) | 1st person | ܡܲܛܒܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (maṭbˁāṯī) | ܡܲܛܒܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (maṭbˁāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܛܒܥܵܬ݂̈ (maṭbˁāṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܲܛܒܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maṭbˁāṯōḵ) | ܡܲܛܒܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maṭbˁāṯāḵ) | ܡܲܛܒܥܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maṭbˁāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܛܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maṭbˁāṯā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܛܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܹܗ (maṭbˁāṯēh) | ܡܲܛܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maṭbˁāṯāh) | ܡܲܛܒܥܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maṭbˁāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܛܒܲܥܬܵܐ (bēṯ maṭbaˁtā, “printery, print shop”)