ܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac [Term?], by surface analysis derived from ܐܝܼܬ݂ (īṯ, there is/are) and ܝܵܬ݂ (yāṯ); compare Hebrew יֵשׁ (yésh).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jɑːθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [jɑːtɑː]

Noun

ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (yāṯāf

  1. essence (the inherent nature of a person, thing or idea)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܝܵܬ݂ (yāṯ) 1st person ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (yāṯī) ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (yāṯan)
construct ܝܵܬ݂ (yāṯ) 2nd person ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (yāṯōḵ) ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (yāṯāḵ) ܝܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yāṯā) 3rd person ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (yāṯēh) ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (yāṯāh) ܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (yāṯhōn)
plural absolute ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (yāṯīn) 1st person ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (yāṯī) ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (yāṯan)
construct ܝܵܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (yāṯay) 2nd person ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yāṯōḵ) ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yāṯāḵ) ܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yāṯē) 3rd person ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yāṯūh) ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (yāṯōh) ܝܵܬ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (yāṯayhōn)

Derived terms

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew יֵשׁ (yēš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɑθɑ]

Noun

ܝܬܐ • (transliteration neededc(uncountable)

  1. existence, being
  2. material, matter
  3. essence, nature
  4. self

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܝܬ 1st person ܝܬܝ ܝܬܢ
construct ܝܬ 2nd person ܝܬܟ ܝܬܟܝ ܝܬܟܘܢ ܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܬܐ 3rd person ܝܬܗ ܝܬܗ ܝܬܗܘܢ ܝܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

See also

References

  • yt”, 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 146a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 198b
  • 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 586b