ܡܬܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܡ ܬ ܠ related to comparing. Compare Arabic مَثَل (maṯal) and Hebrew מָשָׁל (māšāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maθlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maθle] (plural)

Noun

ܡܲܬ݂ܠܵܐ • (maṯlā) m (plural ܡܲܬ݂ܠܹܐ (maṯlē))

1. comparison
2. parable, proverb
3. tale, fable
4. myth

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܬܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܬܠ		1st person	ܡܬܠܝ		ܡܬܠܢ
	construct	ܡܬܠ		2nd person	ܡܬܠܟ	ܡܬܠܟܝ	ܡܬܠܟܘܢ	ܡܬܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܬܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܬܠܗ	ܡܬܠܗ	ܡܬܠܗܘܢ	ܡܬܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܬܠܝܢ		1st person	ܡܬܠܝ		ܡܬܠܝܢ
	construct	ܡܬܠܝ		2nd person	ܡܬܠܝܟ	ܡܬܠܝܟܝ	ܡܬܠܝܟܘܢ	ܡܬܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܬܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܬܠܘܗܝ	ܡܬܠܝܗ	ܡܬܠܝܗܘܢ	ܡܬܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ ܠ ܐ related to hanging. Compare Hebrew מִתְלֶה (miṯlê).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maθlɑ]

Noun

ܡܲܬ݂ܠܵܐ • (maṯlā) m(uncountable)

1. hanging

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܬܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܬܠ		1st person	ܡܬܠܝ		ܡܬܠܢ
	construct	ܡܬܠ		2nd person	ܡܬܠܟ	ܡܬܠܟܝ	ܡܬܠܟܘܢ	ܡܬܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܬܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܬܠܗ	ܡܬܠܗ	ܡܬܠܗܘܢ	ܡܬܠܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܢ ܬ ܠ related to giving. Compare Hebrew מַתָּן (mattān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mattɑlɑ], [mat(tə)lɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mattɑle], [mat(tə)le] (plural)

Noun

ܡܲܬ݁ܵܠܵܐ or ܡܲܬ݁ܠܵܐ • (mattālā or mattəlā) m (plural ܡܲܬ݁ܵܠܹܐ (mattālē) or ܡܲܬ݁ܠܹܐ (mattəlē))

1. giving
2. gift

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܬܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܬܠ		1st person	ܡܬܠܝ		ܡܬܠܢ
	construct	ܡܬܠ		2nd person	ܡܬܠܟ	ܡܬܠܟܝ	ܡܬܠܟܘܢ	ܡܬܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܬܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܬܠܗ	ܡܬܠܗ	ܡܬܠܗܘܢ	ܡܬܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܬܠܝܢ		1st person	ܡܬܠܝ		ܡܬܠܝܢ
	construct	ܡܬܠܝ		2nd person	ܡܬܠܝܟ	ܡܬܠܝܟܝ	ܡܬܠܝܟܘܢ	ܡܬܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܬܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܬܠܘܗܝ	ܡܬܠܝܗ	ܡܬܠܝܗܘܢ	ܡܬܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mtl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 194a, 215b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 317b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009), A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, pages 869a–b

Anagrams

• ܡܠܬܐ