ܚܡܛܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܘ ܛ (ḥ w ṭ)
2 terms

Etymology

From a metathesis of the variant form ܡܚܲܛܵܐ (mḥaṭṭā), from Aramaic מְחַטָא (məḥaṭṭā); related to Arabic مِخْيَط (miḵyaṭ), Hebrew מַחַט (mákhat).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܡܵܛܵܐ (ḥmāṭām sg (plural ܚܡܵܛܹ̈ܐ (ḥmāṭē))

  1. (sewing) needle
    ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܠܓܲܡܠܵܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܒܢܸܩܒܵܐ ܕܚܡܵܛܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܠܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ.
    yatīr pšīṭtā ìlāh l-gamlā d-ˁāḇēr b-niqbā d-ḥmāṭā min ˁatīrā ˁāḇēr l-malkūtā d-allāhā.
    It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

Inflection

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