ܡܚܠܦ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܠ ܦ (ḥ l p)
5 terms

Causitive of ܚܵܠܹܦ (ḥālēp, to be different; to pass by); cognate to Hebrew הֶחְלִיף (hekhlíf, to exchange) and Arabic أَخْلَفَ (ʔaḵlafa, to break a promise).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [max.lɪp.]

Verb

ܡܲܚܠܸܦ • (maḥlip) (present participle ܡܲܚܠܘܼܦܹܐ (maḥlūpē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܠܸܦܵܐ (muḥlippā))

  1. (transitive) to decline, refuse, turn down (such as an offer)
    Antonym: ܩܲܒܸܠ (qabbil)
    ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܠܸܦܸܢ ܕܗܲܡܸܢܸܢ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ.
    kē maḥlippin d-hamminin d-īlēh šarīrā.
    I refuse to believe that it is true.
    ܡܵܐܟܹܢܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܠܸܦ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܪܲܛ ܚܵܘܒܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂، ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܣܵܦܩܵܐ.
    mākēnā muḥlip lāh kraṭ ḥāwbā dīyūḵ, min ˁillat kispā lā sāpqā.
    The machine declined your debit card, for insufficient funds.

Conjugation

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