ܦܬܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܬ ܠ‎ (p t l)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic פְּתַל‎ (pəṯal), from Proto-Semitic *patal-; compare Arabic فَتَلَ‎ (fatala), Hebrew פָּתַל‎ (patál) and Akkadian 𒉺𒋫𒇻 (patālum)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pɑːtelː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [pɑːθɪlː]

Verb

ܦܵܬܹܠ • (pātēl) (present participle ܦܬܵܠܵܐ‎ (ptālā), past participle ܦܬܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (ptīlā))

  1. to turn (to change one's direction of travel)
    ‏ܥܲܪܩܸܠ 500 ܡܹܛܪܹ̈ܐ، ܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܦܬܘܿܠ ܠܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ.‎‎
    ʿarqil 500 mēṭrē, ḥartā ptol l-yamīnā.
    Continue 500 meters, then turn right
  2. to spin, twist

Conjugation

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