ܡܐܬ

From Aramaic מִית (mīṯ), from Proto-Semitic *mawut-; compare Arabic مَاتَ (māta), Hebrew מֵת (met) and Akkadian 𒁁 (mâtum).

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ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ • (māˀēṯ)

1. to die (to stop living)

   ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܫܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܫܡܲܝܵܐ، ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܢܸܚ ܠܹܗ.

   mīṯ lēh min ˁillaṯ sarṭānā w-šūnē lēh l-šmayyā, allāhā manniḥ lēh.

   He died of cancer and went to heaven, may he rest in peace.

   • John 11:26:

     ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܚܵܝܹܐ ܘܗܲܡܸܢ ܒܝܼܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܡܵܐܹܬ݂ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ. ܗܲܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܘܵܬܝ ܒܐܵܗܵܐ؟

     w-kul man d-ḥāyē w-hammin bīyī, lē māˀēṯ l-ˁālam. hamūnē ìwāt b-āhā?

     And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?

   • Phillipians 1:21:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܠܸܚܵܝܵܐ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܘܠܸܡܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܼܬܪܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

     miṭṭul ilī liḥḥāyā mšīḥā ìlēh, w-limyāṯā yutrānā ìlēh.

     For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

2. (intensifier) very much, completely

   ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܢܬ݂ܵܐ

   mīṯ lī min šinṯā

   I'm dead tired

   (literally, “I died from sleepiness.”)

   ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܸܦܢܵܐ

   mīṯ lī min kipnā

   I'm starving

   (literally, “I died of starvation”)

   ܐܲܟ݂ ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ، ܡܘܼܡܪܸܥܵܗ̇ ܠܝܼ ܐܝܼܕܝܼ

   aḵ mīṯ lī, mumriˁāh lī īdī

   I'm dead, I hurt my finger

   ܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ ― mīṯ lī d-ḥāzēn lāh idlaylē ― I'm dying to see her tonight

3. to be crazy or mad about something.

   ܡܵܝܬ݂ܹܢ ܥܲܠ ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ

   māyṯēn ˁal šiptīyā

   I'm mad about watermelon

   (literally, “I die over watermelon”)

   ܡܵܝܬ݂ܹܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ ― māyṯēn wā qātāḵ ― I would die for you

• ܚܵܝܹܐ (ḥāyē, “to live”)

• ܛܵܠܹܩ (ṭālēq, “to perish”)
• ܫܲܢܹܐ (šannē, “to transfer, pass away”)
• ܩܵܛܹܠ (qāṭēl, “to kill”)