←
mṭy vb. to come, to reach
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁalto come, to reach3 senses▶
1
to come, to reach
Common (except: OA)
(1)
by physical movement
Common Aramaic
TAD A1.1.4↗ ٠٠٠ ] זי מלך בבל אתו מטאו̇ אפק‏ : [the troops] of the King of Babylon have come and reached GN ; Dan 6:25↗ וְלָא־מְטוֹ לְאַרְעִית גֻּבָּא עַד דִּי־שְׁלִטוּ בְהוֹן אַרְיָוָתָא‏ : they had not reached the bottom of the pit before the lions had control of them ; PYadin57:4↗ וימטון לך הדסין וערבין ותקן יתהן‏ : should you get any myrtles and willows, prepare them ; TgO Ex9:33↗ וֻבַרדָא וֻמִטרָא דַהוָה נָחֵית לָא מטָא ארעא‏ : the hail and rain that was coming down did not reach the ground ; GT D Gen43:21↗ והוה כד מטינן לבית אבתותא ופתחנן ית טעונינן‏ : when we reached the lodging and opened our baggage ; ShPDm 21↗ rahiṭ malauata ḏbaita ulamiṭiuuia : the spirits of creation pursue him but cannot reach him ; PJ Gen21:15↗ כיוון דמטו לפיתחא דמדברא‏ : when they reached the beginning of the desert
(1)
w. ˁl : to be received by
Nabatean
NabCvLet 3:.32↗ wkspˀ dnh klh dmy zbnyˀ ˀlh mṭh ˁly : I have received the full value price in silver for these sold goods
(2)
to attack, sting
Man
ATS 1.1:317↗ ˁu hauia ˁniš ḏhiuia miṭiiẖ hiuia ˁu arqba ˁu zimbura : should someone have been attacked by a snake, scorpion, or wasp
(2)
in extent
Common Aramaic
Dan 4:17↗ רוּמֵהּ יִמְטֵא לִשְׁמַיָּא‏ : its height reaches the sky ; TgO Gen11:4↗ וְרֵישֵיה מָטֵי עַד צֵית שְמַיָא‏ : with its top reaching the edge of heaven ; STM Ps. 48/49 MTKG80,81 מן ראשיה עד מטי סלה‏ : from the beginning (of the Psalm) until it reaches סלה ; SamTgJ Gen28:12↗ ואה סלם קעם ארעה ורישה מטי לשומיה‏ ; P Gn28:12↗ ܡ݁ܛܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ‏ ; BT Šab 119a(47)↗ רב ששת בקייטא מותיב להו לרבנן ^היכ׳ דמטיא שמשא בסתוא^ ^מוקי להו^ היכא דמטיא טולא‏ : PN used to place the students in the summer where the sun reached, (and) in the winter where the shade reached
(1)
in amount
Syr
Bhchr 327:7↗ ܘܡܛܐ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܙܘܪܩܐ܃ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܥܒܪܬܐ܃ ܠܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܝܢܪ̈ܐ ܕܗܒܐ‏ : the fee for one crossing with a z'-boat reached four golden dinars
2
to happen, occur
OfAEg, BADan, PTA, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, LJLA
TAD B3.1 R.7↗ חד כחד והן מטא תנין שנה ולא שלמתך בכספך ומרביתה זי כתיב בספרא זנה‏ : if a second year comes and I have not paid you your money and the interest that is written in this document ; Dan 7:22↗ וְזִמְנָא מְטָה וּמַלְכוּתָא הֶחֱסִנוּ קַדִּישִׁין‏ : (until ....) and the time has arrived and Holy ones have taken charge of the kingdom ; GT C Gen32:27↗ מְטָא קצְהון דְּמַלְאַכֵי מְרוֹמָא לַמְשַבָּחָא‏ : the time has come for the angels on high to offer hymns of praise ; Rechts3 170:31 ܢܟܝܢܐ ܕܡ݁ܛܐ ܠܗ‏ : the damage that happens to (s.t. left on deposit) ; JBABowl 142.1:11↗ עדאמי דנמטי זבן ואידן‏ ; BT San 108b(53)↗ כל דמאטי עליה‏ : whatever might happen to him ; PJ Gen12:6↗ דעד כדון לא מטא זימנא דבני ישראל למירתא‏ ; TgIIChron 18:3↗ מה די ימטי לך ימטי לי בקרבא‏ : whatever happens to you in the battle will happen to me
(1)
(w. ˁl or d.o.) to happen to someone, befall
BADan, Nabatean, Gal, Sam, Syr, Man
Dan 4:21↗ גְזֵרַת עִלָּאָה הִיא דִּי מְטָת עַל־מָרִי מַלְכָּא‏ ; NabCvLet 3:.32↗ dmy zbnyˀ ˀlh mṭh ˁly : I have received the price of these sales ; PTSan 23.d:61[2]↗ מטתיה אונס אזל ליה חד מינוק‏ : a tragedy happened and a child died on him ; P Lk15:12↗ ܦ̇ܵܠܓ݁ܘ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕ݁ܡܵܛܝܵܐ ܠܼܝ‏ : the portion I have coming ; GS 73:3 ↗ kḏ hzaitinun zahit uhauqa miṭian : when I saw them I trembled and anxiety befell me ; TgIIChron 18:3↗ מה די ימטי לך ימטי לי בקרבא‏ : whatever happens to you in the battle will happen to me
(1)
to accrue to
JBA
BT BB 7a(33)↗ בתרי אחי דפלגי, חד מטייה אספלידא וחד מטייה תרביצא‏ : in the case of two brothers who divide an inheritance: the vault comes to one and the yard comes to one
(2)
to pertain
Sam, Syr
(3)
to represent a tradition בשׁם ascribed to ...
Gal
BR 565:4(1)↗ ר׳ זבודה מטי ליה בש׳ ר׳ יוסי בר׳ חנינה‏
(4)
(fruit) to ripen, reach ripeness
JBA
BT Hag 5a(16)↗ חזייה לההוא גברא דקא מנקיט תאיני, שביק הנך דמטו ושקיל הני דלא מטו‏ : he saw a certain man who was collecting figs: leaving those that had become ripe while taking the ones that had not become ripe
(5)
as co-verb : to be about to
JBA, JBAg
BT Tan 23b(6)↗ כי מטא למיעל לביתא עילא איהי ברישא, והדר עייל איהו‏ : when he was about to enter the house, she entered first and then he entered
(6)
ܡܵܛܸܐ ܠܸܗ : to be one's turn; to turn into for someone
Syr
AphDem7.136:2↗ ܡ݁ܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܗܬ ܕܢܚܘܐ ܫܘܚܢܗ܂ ܡܛܐ ܠܗ ܠܚܠܕܝܬܐ‏ : for one who is ashamed to reveal his sore, it turns into cancer on him
3
to be able, achieve
Sam, Syr
MarqePoem16:1↗ מן ימטי מימר רבות מימרה קשטה‏ : who is able to say the greatness of His true saying? ; JSB1 589:15↗ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܨܘܡܐ ܡܛܐ ܕܠܫܟܝܢܬܗ ܕܪܵܡܵܐ ܢܚܙܐ‏ : by fasting Moses was able to see the presence of the Exalted One
(1)
(said of one's hand)
OfAEg-inf, Sam
TAD A2.4 R.4↗ לה שבק אנה לה 1 כדי מטאה ידי‏ : I am not going to leave him alone as much as I am able ; TAD A2.6 R.6↗ וזבני עמר כזי תמטה ידכי‏ : buy as much wool as you can ; SamTgJ Lev25:26↗ ומטיה אדה ואשקע כקבל אפרקותה‏ : he was able to find enough for redemption
(1)
+byd
Sam, Syr
P Gn31:29↗ ܡ݁ܛܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܕܐܥܒܕ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ‏ : I could have done something bad to you ; P Acts24:13↗ ܘܠܵܐ ܕ݁ܲܢܚܲܘܘ݂ܢ ܡܵܛܝܵܐ ܒܼ݁ܐܝܕ݂ܲܝܗܘ݂ܢ̈ ܩܕ݂ܵܡܲܝܟ݁‏ : they cannot prove to you
(2)
impersonal w. l_
Syr, Man
Algorithmic §53 ܡܢ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܐ ܡܛܐ ܠܟ ܐܠܐ ܚܡܫܐ‏ : from forty the only possibility for you is five (to subtract and achieve a number divisible by 7) ; GY 11:14↗ lamaṭialan ḏnisaiik unimar ˁl hailak dilak : we would not be able to speak completely about your power
(3)
to overcome, affect (?)
JBAmb
JBABowl 125.1:9↗ לא מטילך חרזיפא מרירתא‏ : the bitter h-herb does not affect you
Dpaˁˁelto arrive, reach2 senses▶
1
to arrive, reach
Syr, Man
OS MtCur3:10↗ ܡܛܝ ܠܗ ܢܪܓܐ ܥܠ ܥܩܪܗܘܢ ܕܐ̈ܝܠܢܐ‏ ; P Lk19:29↗ ܘܟ݂ܲܕ݂ ܡܲܛܼܝ ܠܒ݂ܸܝܬ݂ ܦ̇ܵܓܸ݁ܐ‏ : when he had arrived at GN ; JohnBook 22:13↗ manda ḏhiia alma lbit iušamin mṭa maṭuia bit iušamin mṭa : The Knowledge of Life came to Yushamen's house; arriving he came to Yushamen's house
(1)
fig.: to be on the verge of, to be ready for
Common Aramaic
ThbK2 119(16)↗ ܕܠܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡܛܝ ܙܒܢ ܦܐܪ̈ܝܗ݀‏ : that it had not yet achieved the time of its fruit ; OS JnCur4:35↗ ܕܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܚܘܪ ܘܡܛܝ ܠܚܨܕܐ‏ : that the fields have whitened and become ready for harvest
(2)
w. adverbial accusative : to reach
Syr
ActsThom 241:18↗ ܘܟܕ ܡ݁ܛ݂ܝܘ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ݂‏ : when they reached the gate of the city
2
to enable to arrive, deliver
Sam, Syr
SamLit 1:068↗ מטי צריכות לכל רחיותה סבר‏ : He supplies the needs of all who hope for His time of favor ; AphDem1.22:10↗ ܘܠܡ̈ܟܝܟܐ݂ ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܡܛܝܬ‏ : you brought the humble to honor ; P 2S7:18↗ ܕܡܛܝܬܢܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܪܟܐ‏ : that you enabled me to reach here ; PaulQentos 20↗ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܘܝܐ ܠܣܓܘ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡ݁ܛܝܬܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܬܘܝܐ‏ : then God's Grace, that accompanies His believers, enabled him to reach Edessa, a city of the Parthians
Cˀafˁelto make arrive, bring2 senses▶
1
to make arrive, bring
OfAGen, JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA
IduOstr 1:26.1↗ עקן מובל 1 המטא‏ : he brought 1 shipment of wood ; TgO Lev9:12↗ וְאַמטִיאוּ בְנֵי אהרן לֵיה יָת דְמָא‏ : the sons of Aaron brought him the blood ; TgJ Ez17:18↗ וֻבַסַר עַל מוֹמֵי לְאַשנָאָה קְיָם וְהָא אַמטִי יְדֵיה לְפַרעֹה‏ : he has despised the oath by changing a covenant so now He has brought His arm against Pharaoh ; BT Sot 12a(46)↗ כל היכא דשמעי מצראי דמתיליד ינוקא ממטו ינוקא ומעוו התם‏ : wherever the Egyptians heard that an infant was born, they brought infants and make (them) cry there ; TgIChron 17:16↗ ומן ביתי אמטיתני עד הלכא למחסן מלכותא‏ : you brought me here from my house to take possession of the kingship
(1)
to hand over, deliver
Syr, JBA
IVMac1:9↗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܐ̈ܒܐ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܡܡܛܝܢ ܐܡܣܪܘ‏ : for all these held in contempt the pains that were delivering them unto death
(2)
+ ˀty vb. C : to move something back and forth
JBA
BT BQ 119b(8)↗ אמטויי {{חד}} ואיתויי חד, או דיל׳ אמטויי {{חד}} ואיתויי תרי, ידעינן‏ : is moving (a needle) back and forth one (stitch) or perhaps moving back and forth (is to be considered) two (stitches)? We do not know
2
to overtake, to reach
Sam
SamTgJ Gen31:23↗ ורדף בתרה אורע שבעה יומים ואמטה יתה בטור גלעד‏ : he chased after him for seven days travel and overtook him at GN
Gtˀeṯpəˁelbetake oneself, journey by stages2 senses▶
1
betake oneself, journey by stages
JLAtg, LJLA
TgO Gen22:5↗ וַאֲנָא וְעוּלֵימָא נִתמְטֵי עַד כָא וְנִסגוֹד‏ : while I and the lad go over here and worship ; PJ Gen22:5↗ text not cited
2
(inanimate) to reach, extend
LJLA
PJ Ex28:38↗ ויהי על פדחתא דבית אפוי דאהרן מן צידעא לצידעא יתמטי‏ : it will be on Aaron's forehead and extend from temple to temple
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be brought, i.e. made to arrive3 senses▶
1
to be brought, i.e. made to arrive
Syr
IshPs 166(20)↗ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܡܢ ܚܒܨܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܐܠܝܨܘܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܬܐ ܢܬܡܛܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܩܪ̈ܢܬܗ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ‏ : thus due to the great crush and tightness of the place he would be brought to the corners of the altar
2
to enable oneself arrive
Syr
IICor10:14↗ ܠܵܐ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܓܸ݁ܝܪ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕ݁ܠܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܡܲܛܸܝܢܲܢ ܠܘܵܬ݂ܟ݂ܘ݂ܢ‏ : for it is not as if we did not reach you
(1)
fig.:
Syr
JS_Elijah 2:326↗ ܐܸܬܡܲܛܼܝ ܕܢܸܫܡܲܥ ܡܸ̈ܠܸܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܸܬܡ̈ܲܠܠܵܢ‏ : he was enabled to hear words that are unspoken
3
to come to pass, happen
Syr
KwD<sup>2</sup> 79:5 ܐܢܫ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܐܬܡܛܝ܃ ܠܐ ܣܐ݁ܡ ܬܢܘܝ‏ : the wise man does not stipulate about something that has not yet come to pass
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OfA mṭˁ
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Normally the G requires a preposition, but it can take the accusative in texts translated from the Greek.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 745[381]DJPA: 302aDJBA: 658bJastrow: 767Drower/Macuch: 264aPayne-Smith: 2072J. Payne-Smith: 266Levy Ch-W: 2:26Tal Sam: 462bDNWSI: 616DCPA[Schulthess]: 218[108]BarBahlul: 1059:12; 1060:18DJA: 62aQumran: 137

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