ܡܢܬܡܠܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܢܬܡܠܝ (mnāṯmāl(y)), Blend of ܡܸܢ (“from”) + ܐܸܬ݂ܡܵܠܝ (“yesterday”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [mnɑːθmɑːl]
Adverb
ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝ • (mnāṯmāl)
- (formal, literary) day before yesterday, ereyesterday
- Synonym: ܗܲܘ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ (haw yawmā ḥrēnā)
- ܠܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܘܠܵܐ ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝ ܝܘܸܢ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܗܸܟ̰ ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ.
- lā timmāl w-lā mnāṯmāl ìwen qiryā hič qēpālēˀōn.
- Neither yesterday nor the day before have I read a chapter.
Coordinate terms
- ܬܸܡܵܠ (timmāl, “yesterday”), ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ (idyōm, “today”), ܡܚܵܪ (mḥār, “tomorrow”), ܡܚܵܪܬܹܝܢ (mḥārtēn, “overmorrow, day after tomorrow”)
References
- “ܝܲܘܡܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 5 November 2025 (last accessed)