ܡܘܬܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
4 terms

Possibly from Akkadian mūtānu.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [moːtɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ (māwtānā) m (plural ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (māwtānē))

  1. (pathology) plague, pestilence (highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating epidemic disease)
    ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܠܝܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܵܐ
    māwtānā gurā qṭil lēh milyon nāšē gāw ēwropā
    The great plague killed a million people in Europe.
  2. plague (widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)
    ܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ، ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܡܨܹ̈ܐ ܗܲܠ ܡܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ ܦܸܪܥܘܿܢ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܛܵܝܸܦܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܫܹܐ ܠܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ.
    ʿisrā māwtānē ʿal miṣrēn, min qamṣē hal māwtā d-buḵrā d-malkā, ḥārāʾīt pirʿon šḇiq lēh ṭāyippā d-mušē lēzālā.
    Ten plagues over Egypt, from locusts to the death of the king's firstborn, finally Pharaoh let Moses's people go.

Inflection

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