ܡܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ‎ (m w t)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic מִית‎ (mīṯ), from Proto-Semitic *mawut-; compare Arabic مَاتَ‎ (māta), Hebrew מֵת‎ (met) and Akkadian 𒁁 (mâtum).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɑːjetː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [mɑːjɪθː]

Verb

ܡܵܝܹܬ • (māyēt) (present participle ܡܝܵܬܵܐ‎ (myātā), past participle ܡܝܼܬܵܐ‎ (mītā))

  1. to die (to stop living)
    ‏ܡܝܼܬ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܫܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܫܡܲܝܵܐ، ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܢܸܚ ܠܹܗ.‎‎
    mit lēh min ʿiltā d-sarṭānā w-šunē lēh l-šmayyā, allāhā manniḥ lēh.
    He died of cancer and went to heaven, may he rest in peace.
    • John 11:26:
      ‏ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܚܵܝܹܐ ܘܗܲܡܸܢ ܒܝܼܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܡܵܝܹܬ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ. ܗܲܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܘܵܬܝ ܒܐܵܗܵܐ؟‎‎
      w-kul man d-ḥāyē w-hammin bīyī, lē māyēt l-ʿālam. hamunē ìwāt b-āhā?
      And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?
    • Phillipians 1:21:
      ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܠܸܚܵܝܵܐ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܘܠܸܡܝܵܬܵܐ ܝܘܼܬܪܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.‎‎
      sābāb ilī liḥḥāyā mšīḥā ìlēh, w-limyātā yutrānā ìlēh.
      For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
  2. (intensifier) very much, completely
    ‏ܡܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܢܬܵܐ‎ ― mit lī min šintā ― I'm dead tired (literally, “I died from sleepiness.”)
    ‏ܡܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܸܦܢܵܐ‎ ― mit lī min kipnā ― I'm starving (literally, “I died of starvation”)
    ‏ܐܲܟ݂ ܡܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ، ܡܘܼܡܪܸܥܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܐܝܼܕܝܼ‎ ― aḵ mit lī, mumriʿā lī īdī ― I'm dead, I hurt my finger
    ‏ܡܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ‎ ― mit lī dḥāzēn lāh idlaylē ― I'm dying to see her tonight
  3. to be crazy or mad about something.
    ‏ܡܵܝܬܹܢ ܥܲܠ ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ‎ ― māytēn ʿal šiptīyā ― I'm mad about watermelon (literally, “I die over watermelon”)
    ‏ܡܵܝܬܹܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ‎ ― māytēn wā qātāḵ ― I would die for you
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܡܵܝܹܬ (māyēt)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܡܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ‎
(mit lī)		 ܡܝܼܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎
(mit luḵ)		 ܡܝܼܬ ܠܹܗ‎
(mit lēh)		 ܡܝܼܬ ܠܲܢ‎
(mit lan)		 ܡܝܼܬ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(mit lāwḵon)		 ܡܝܼܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎
(mit lhon)
f ܡܝܼܬ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(mit lāḵ)		 ܡܝܼܬ ܠܵܗ̇‎
(mit lāh)
non-past m ܡܵܝܬܹܢ‎
(māytēn)		 ܡܵܝܬܹܬ‎
(māytēt)		 ܡܵܝܹܬ
(māyēt)		 ܡܵܝܬܲܚ‎
(māytaḥ)		 ܡܵܝܬܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎
(māytīton)		 ܡܵܝܬܝܼ‎
(māytī)
f ܡܵܝܬܵܢ‎
(māytān)		 ܡܵܝܬܵܬܝ‎
(māytāt)		 ܡܵܝܬܵܐ‎
(māytā)
imperative m ܡܘܼܬ‎
(mut)		 ܡܘܼܬܘܿܢ‎
(muton)
f ܡܘܼܬܝ‎
(mut)
Antonyms
Hyponyms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, originally as a verb.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [miθː]

Adjective

ܡܝܼܬ݂ • (miṯ) (feminine ܡܝܼܬ݂ܲܬ݂‎ (mīṯaṯ), plural ܡܝܼܬ݂ܘܼ‎ (miṯu))

  1. used to refer to someone dead in formal contexts, biographies, gravestones etc.
    ‏ܐܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܦܵܛܪܘܿܣ: ܐܸܬ݂ܝܼܠܸܕ݂ 1880، ܡܝܼܬ݂ 1932.‎‎
    āḡā pāṭros: iṯīliḏ 1880, miṯ 1932.
    Agha Petros: Born 1880, Died 1932.
    Antonym: ܐܸܬ݂ܝܼܠܸܕ݂‎ (iṯīliḏ)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root ܡ-ܘ-ܬ‎ (m-w-t) related to dying, from Proto-Semitic *mawut- through Aramaic מִית‎ (mīṯ). Compare Arabic مَاتَ‎ (māta) and Hebrew מֵת‎ (mēṯ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [miθ]

Verb

ܡܝܬ • (mīṯ)

  1. to die
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