ܚܝܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܝ ܐ (ḥ y ˀ)
9 terms

Back-formation from ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywṯā, “animal”), identical to its absolute singular form.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xajwɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [xeːwɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܝܘܵܐ • (ḥaywā) m (plural ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywāṯā), feminine ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywṯā))

  1. male animal
  2. (offensive) brute, animal (derogatory term for a human being)

Usage notes

This word is only ever employed in Iraqi Koine, everywhere else the feminine ܚܲܝ̈ܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywṯā) is used for both male and female animals (especially wild animals).

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܝܘܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܲܝܘ (ḥayw) 1st person ܚܲܝܘܝܼ (ḥaywī) ܚܲܝܘܲܢ (ḥaywan)
construct ܚܲܝܘ (ḥayw) 2nd person ܚܲܝܘܘܼܟ݂ (ḥaywōḵ) ܚܲܝܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥaywāḵ) ܚܲܝܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaywawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܝܘܵܐ (ḥaywā) 3rd person ܚܲܝܘܹܗ (ḥaywēh) ܚܲܝܘܵܗ̇ (ḥaywāh) ܚܲܝܘܗܘܿܢ (ḥaywhōn)
plural absolute ܚܲܝܘܵܢ̈ (ḥaywān) 1st person ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥaywāṯī) ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥaywāṯan)
construct ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂̈ (ḥaywāṯ) 2nd person ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥaywāṯōḵ) ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥaywāṯāḵ) ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaywāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywāṯā) 3rd person ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥaywāṯēh) ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥaywāṯāh) ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥaywāṯhōn)

Noun

ܚܲܝܘܵܐ • (ḥaywā) f (plural ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܢ (ḥaywān))

  1. absolute singular of ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywṯā, “animal, beast”)
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