| Eastern Syriac : | ܡܵܛܸܒ݂ |
| Western Syriac : | ܡܳܛܶܒ݂ |
| Eastern phonetic : | ' ma: ṭu: / ' ma: tiw |
| Category : | pronoun |
| English : | How ? why ? , what ? , in what manner ? (A word chiefly used to introduce questions -direct or indirect-) |
| French : | comment ? De quelle manière ? De quelle façon ? ; |
| Dialect : | NENA, Al Qosh |
Cf. ܡܵܬܸܒ݂ ܕ
Variants : ܡܵܛܘܼ, ܡܵܛܸܦ, ܡܵܬܸܒ݂
likely etymology : Classical Syriac ܡܵܐ ܛܸܐܒ݂ / ܡܵܐ ܛܸܒ݂ : what report ?
étymologie probable : syriaque classique ܡܵܐ ܛܸܐܒ݂ / ܡܵܐ ܛܸܒ݂ : quel rapport ?