ܡܫܬܘܫܛܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܫ ܛ (w š ṭ)
1 term

Etymology

From ܡܸܬ- (mit-, “-able”) +‎ ܫܵܘܫܸܛ (šāwšiṭ, “to progress, lead”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪʃ.tɑw.ʃtɑˤːnɑː]

Adjective

ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܵܐ • (mištāwšṭānā) (feminine ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mištāwšṭānītā), plural ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mištāwšṭānē))

1. progressive

   Synonym: ܡܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܢܵܐ (mdarḡānā)

   ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܚܵܝܵܐ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܘܹܐ ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܛܵܝܘܿܦܵܐ.

   ḥa liššānā ḥāyā wālē d-hāwē mištāwšṭānā w-ṭāyōpā.

   A living language must be progressive and flexible.

   ܠܸܗ݇ܘܵܝܵܐ ܒܸܢܝܵܐ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ، ܚܘܼܠܵܦܵܐ ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܗܵܘܹܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܵܘ ܡܸܬܗܵܘܝܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܗܸܫ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܐܝܼܬ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.

   liwwāyā binyā mḥadtā, ḥullāpā mištāwšṭānā wālē d-hāwē min gāw mithāwyānūtā d-hiš īlāh īṯīṯā.

   To be rebuilt, a progressive alternative will need to be from the potential that still exists.

Derived terms

• ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mištāwšṭānāˀīṯ, “progressively”)
• ܡܸܫܬܵܘܫܛܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mištāwšṭānūtā, “progress”)