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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Univerbation of ܡܵܐ (mā) + ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā), literally “what good”.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ܡܵܛܵܒ݂ • (māṭāḇ)
- (colloquial, dialectal, interrogative) how?
- Synonyms: ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ (dāḵī), ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܐ (aykannā)
- ܡܵܛܵܒ݂ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇؟ ― māṭāḇ brē lāh? ― How did that happen?
- ܡܵܛܵܒ݂ܸܬ؟ ― māṭāḇit? ― How are you? (to a male)
- ܡܵܛܵܒ݂ܲܬܝ؟ ― māṭāḇat? ― How are you? (to a female)
- ܡܵܛܵܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ؟ ― māṭāḇītōn? ― How are you? (to a group)