ܐܬܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯā, sign, mark, flag) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (āṯūṯāf sg (plural ܐܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯwāṯā))

  1. (orthography) letter, character
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܐܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܝܼܲܢ.
    īṯ ˁisrīn w-tartēn āṯwāṯā b-ālapbēṯ dīyan.
    There are twenty-two letters in our alphabet.
  2. (phonetics) consonant
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼ (āṯū) 1st person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (āṯūṯī) ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (āṯūṯan)
construct ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ (āṯūṯ) 2nd person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (āṯūṯōḵ) ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (āṯūṯāḵ) ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āṯūṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯūṯā) 3rd person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (āṯūṯēh) ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (āṯūṯāh) ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (āṯuṯhōn)
plural absolute ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܢ̈ (āṯwān) 1st person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (āṯwāṯī) ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (āṯwāṯan)
construct ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (āṯwāṯ) 2nd person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āṯwāṯōḵ) ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āṯwāṯāḵ) ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āṯwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܵܬ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯwāṯā) 3rd person ܐܵܬ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (āṯwāṯēh) ܐܵܬ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (āṯwāṯāh) ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (āṯwāṯhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (āṯūṯānāyā, literal)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːθawwɑːθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔɑːtɑːwɑːteː]

Noun

ܐܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (āṯawwāṯāf pl

  1. plural of ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯā, flag, banner)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Modified from ܐܬܐ (ʾāṯā, sign, mark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɑθuθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔɑθwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܬܘܬܐ • (ˀāṯūṯāf (plural ܐܬܘܬܐ)

  1. (orthography) letter, character, sign
    Synonyms: ܣܘܪܓܕܐ, ܣܪܛܐ
  2. (in the plural) alphabet
    Synonyms: ܐܒܓܕ, ܐܠܦܒܝܬ
  3. (phonetics) consonant
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܬܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܐܬܘ 1st person ܐܬܘܬܝ ܐܬܘܬܢ
construct ܐܬܘܬ 2nd person ܐܬܘܬܟ ܐܬܘܬܟܝ ܐܬܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܬܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܬܘܬܐ 3rd person ܐܬܘܬܗ ܐܬܘܬܗ ܐܬܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܬܘܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܐܬܘܢ 1st person ܐܬܘܬܝ ܐܬܘܬܢ
construct ܐܬܘܬ 2nd person ܐܬܘܬܟ ܐܬܘܬܟܝ ܐܬܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܬܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܐܬܘܬܐ 3rd person ܐܬܘܬܗ ܐܬܘܬܗ ܐܬܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܬܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɑθwɑθɑ]

Noun

ܐܬܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. emphatic plural of ܐܬܐ

References

  • ˀtw”, 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 22a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 32b
  • 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 109b