ܝܬܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yāṯā, “essence; self”) +‎ -ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (-ānāyā, the intensive attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jɑːθɑːnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܝܵܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ • (yāṯānāyā) (feminine ܝܵܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (yāṯānāytā), plural ܝܵܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (yāṯānāyē))

  1. essential
  2. spontaneous
  3. automatic
  4. autonomous, self-governing

Derived terms

  • ܝܵܬ݂ܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yāṯānāˀīṯ)
  • ܝܵܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yāṯānāyūṯā)
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