ܡܛܘܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܡܛܲܐܸܠ (mṭaˀil), ܡܛܲܝܸܠ (mṭayyil), ܡܬܲܥܸܠ (mtaˁil)

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܘ ܠ (ṭ w l)
1 term

Possibly related to Classical Syriac ܛܘܠ (ṭawwel, “to walk around; to relieve oneself”) otherwise denominations of ܬܲܥܠܵܐ (taˁlā, “fox”) as in common activities foxes often appear to be playing. Compare also denominal of the word for fox word in Classical Syriac ܬܲܥܸܠ (“to wag the tail”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mətˤaw.wɪlː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [tˤɑːwelː]

Verb

ܡܛܲܘܸܠ • (mṭawwil) (present participle ܡܛܲܘܘܼܠܹܐ (mṭawūlē), past participle ܡܛܘܼܘܠܵܐ (mṭūwlā))

1. to play (act in a manner such that one has fun)

   Synonyms: ܫܵܥܹܐ (šāˁē), ܨܵܕܹܐ (ṣādē), ܠܵܥܹܒ݂ (lāˁēḇ), ܡܬܲܥܸܠ (mtaˁil)

2. to act (perform a theatrical role)

   Synonym: ܡܡܲܬܸܠ (mmattil)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܛܲܘܸܠ (mṭawwil)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܛܘܼܘܸܠ ܠܝܼ (mṭūwil lī)	ܡܛܘܼܘܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mṭūwil lūḵ)	ܡܛܘܼܘܸܠ ܠܹܗ (mṭūwil lēh)	ܡܛܘܼܘܸܠ ܠܲܢ (mṭūwil lan)	ܡܛܘܼܘܸܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mṭūwil lāwḵōn)	ܡܛܘܼܘܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mṭūwil lhōn)
	f		ܡܛܘܼܘܸܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mṭūwil lāḵ)	ܡܛܘܼܘܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (mṭūwil lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܛܲܘܠܸܢ (mṭawlin)	ܡܛܲܘܠܸܬ (mṭawlit)	ܡܛܲܘܸܠ (mṭawwil)	ܡܛܲܘܠܲܚ (mṭawlaḥ)	ܡܛܲܘܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mṭawlītōn)	ܡܛܲܘܠܝܼ (mṭawlī)
	f	ܡܛܲܘܠܲܢ (mṭawlan)	ܡܛܲܘܠܵܬܝ (mṭawlāt)	ܡܛܲܘܠܵܐ (mṭawlā)
imperative	m		ܛܲܘܸܠ (ṭawwil)			ܛܲܘܠܘܼܢ (ṭawlūn)
	f		ܛܲܘܸܠܝ (ṭawwil)