ܡܛܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܛ ܠ ܠ (ṭ l l)
5 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic מִּטּוּל (miṭṭūl). From a contraction of מִן (min, from) + טִּלָל (ṭillālā, the protection of). Possibly surviving in ܛܠܵܐ (ṭlā, for, to).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɪtˤ.tˤul.]

Conjunction

ܡܸܛܠ • (miṭṭul)

  1. because, for, since
    ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܠܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ ܠܸܙܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ ܟܝܼܣܬܵܐ ܕܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܘܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ، ܡܸܛܠ ܝܸܡܝܼ ܛܠܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܸܢܝܼ.
    zīl lī l-dūkānā lizḇānā kīstā d-laḥmā w-ḥalḇā, miṭṭul yimī ṭlīḇ lāh minī.
    I went to the grocery store to buy milk and bread because my mother asked me to.
    ܒܸܚܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܬܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ، ܡܸܛܠ ܕܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܥܲܠ ܬܵܪܘܿܩܬܵܐ ܘܗܸܟ̰ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܠܵܐ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ.
    biḥšāḇā ìwen d-īlēh tḇīrā, miṭṭul dīš lī ˁal tārōqtā w-hič mindī lā brē lēh.
    I think it is be broken, because I pressed the button and nothing happened.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܛܠ
base form ܡܸܛܠ (miṭṭul)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ (miṭlāṯī) ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ (miṭlāṯan)
2nd person ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (miṭlāṯōḵ) ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (miṭlāṯāḵ) ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (miṭlāṯawḵōn)
3rd person ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ܹܗ (miṭlāṯēh) ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (miṭlāṯāh) ܡܸܛܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (miṭlāṯhōn)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ܡܸܛܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (miṭṭullāˀīṯ, just because, for no good reason)