ܡܬ-

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܸܬ݂-‎.

Prefix

ܡܸܬ-‎ • (mit-)

  1. -able, -ible forming adjectives meaning: able to be done or due to be (for G and D stem verbs)
    ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܩܲܒܸܠ‎ (qabbil) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܩܲܒܠܵܢܵܐ‎ (mitqablānā, “acceptable”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܦܲܚܸܠ‎ (paḥḥil) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܦܲܚܠܵܢܵܐ‎ (mitpaḥlānā, “pardonable”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܦܵܪܹܥ‎ (pārēʿ) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܦܲܪܥܵܢܵܐ‎ (mitparʿānā, “payable”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ‎ (ʿāḇēd) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܢܵܐ‎ (mitʿaḇdānā, “doable”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ‎ (āḵēl) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܐܲܟ݂ܠܵܢܵܐ‎ (mitaḵlānā, “edible”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܓܵܝܹܒ݂‎ (gāyēḇ) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܓ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ‎ (mitḡīḇānā, “responsible”)
    ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܚܵܙܹܐ‎ (ḥāzē) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܬܚܲܙܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (mitḥazyānā, “visible”)

Usage notes

  • The suffix changes if the verb starts with the following letters:
    • If the verb starts with ܣ (ܣ), or ܫ (ܫ) it switches places with the ܬ (ܬ):
      ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܫܵܬܹܐ‎ (šātē) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܫܬܲܬܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (miܫtatyānā, “drinkable”)
      ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܫܲܚܠܸܦ‎ (šaḥlip) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܫܬܲܚܠܦܵܢܵܐ‎ (miܫtaḥlpānā, “changeable”)
      ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܣܵܪܹܒ݂‎ (sārēḇ) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܣܬܲܪܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ‎ (miܣtarḇānā, “deniable”)
      ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܣܵܚܹܐ‎ (sāḥē) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܣܬܲܚܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (miܣtaḥyānā, “deniable”)
    • If the verb starts with ܙ (ܙ), it switches places with ܬ (ܬ) and changes to a ܕ (ܕ):
      ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܙܲܒܸܢ‎ (zabbin) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܙܕܲܒܢܵܢܵܐ‎ (miܙdabnānā, “sellable”)
      ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܙܵܡܹܪ‎ (zāmēr) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܙܕܲܡܪܵܢܵܐ‎ (miܙdamrānā, “singable”)
    • If the verb starts with ܨ (ܨ), it switches places with ܬ (ܬ) and changes to a ܛ (ܛ):
      ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܨܵܠܹܡ‎ (ṣālēm) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܨܛܲܠܡܵܢܵܐ‎ (miܨṭalmānā, “imaginable”)
      ‎ܡܸܬ-‎ (mit-) + ‎ܨܵܠܹܐ‎ (ṣālē) + ‎-ܢܐ‎ (-ānā) → ‎ܡܸܨܛܲܠܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (miܨṭalyānā, “descendable”)

See also

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