ܐܝܬܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from ܐܝܼܬ݂ (īṯ, there is/are) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); compare Hebrew יֵשׁוּת (yeshút).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːθuːθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔiːtuːtɑː]

Noun

ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (īṯūṯāf (plural ܐܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (īṯwāṯā))

  1. existence, essence, substance

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼ (īṯū) 1st person ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (īṯūṯī) ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (īṯūṯan)
construct ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ (īṯūṯ) 2nd person ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (īṯūṯōḵ) ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (īṯūṯāḵ) ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īṯūṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (īṯūṯā) 3rd person ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (īṯūṯēh) ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (īṯūṯāh) ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (īṯuṯhōn)
plural absolute ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܵܢ̈ (īṯwān) 1st person ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (īṯwāṯī) ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (īṯwāṯan)
construct ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (īṯwāṯ) 2nd person ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (īṯwāṯōḵ) ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (īṯwāṯāḵ) ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īṯwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (īṯwāṯā) 3rd person ܐܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (īṯwāṯēh) ܐܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (īṯwāṯāh) ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (īṯwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (īṯūṯānāyā, existential)
  • ܒܲܪ ܐܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bar īṯūṯā, coexistent)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܐܝܬ (ʾīṯ) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, abstract noun ending). Compare Hebrew יֵשׁוּת (yēšûṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔiθuθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔiθwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܝܬܘܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܐܝܬܘܬܐ)

  1. essence, substance
  2. foundation, element
  3. existence, being, actuality
  4. entity

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܬܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܝܬܘ 1st person ܐܝܬܘܬܝ ܐܝܬܘܬܢ
construct ܐܝܬܘܬ 2nd person ܐܝܬܘܬܟ ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝ ܐܝܬܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܝܬܘܬܐ 3rd person ܐܝܬܘܬܗ ܐܝܬܘܬܗ ܐܝܬܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܝܬܘܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܝܬܘܢ 1st person ܐܝܬܘܬܝ ܐܝܬܘܬܢ
construct ܐܝܬܘܬ 2nd person ܐܝܬܘܬܟ ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝ ܐܝܬܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܝܬܘܬܐ 3rd person ܐܝܬܘܬܗ ܐܝܬܘܬܗ ܐܝܬܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܝܬܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܐܝܬܘܬܢܝܐ

References

  • ˀytw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 8b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 15b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009), A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 39a