ܗܝܝܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from ܗܝ (hī, “she”) + ܗܝ ([h]ī, “is”) + -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (hīyāyūṯā) f sg (plural ܗܝܼܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (hīyāywāṯā))
- identity
- ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܠܘܿܐܵܐ ܡܪܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܐ.
- hīyāyūṯā d-āšōrāyā ìlāh mlōˀā mrukḇā.
- The identity of an Assyrian is a complex subject.
- ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܐܘܼܡܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܲܝܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.
- hāḏē umṯā īṯ lāh hīyāyūṯā ḥaylānīṯā.
- This nation has a strong identity.
- ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܐ.
- hīyāyūṯēh bit pāyšā rāzā.
- His identity will remain a secret.
- identification documents
- ܐܲܚܙܹܐ ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܕܡܛܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂
- aḥzē hīyāyūṯōḵ b-ˁiddānā d-mṭāytōḵ
- Show your identification documents upon arrival.
- (colloquial, metonymic) ID, identity card
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼ (hīyāyū) | 1st person | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (hīyāyūṯī) | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (hīyāyūṯan) | |||
| construct | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ (hīyāyūṯ) | 2nd person | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (hīyāyūṯōḵ) | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (hīyāyūṯāḵ) | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hīyāyūṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (hīyāyūṯā) | 3rd person | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (hīyāyūṯēh) | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (hīyāyūṯāh) | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (hīyāyuṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܵܢ̈ (hīyāywān) | 1st person | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (hīyāywāṯī) | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (hīyāywāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܵܬ݂̈ (hīyāywāṯ) | 2nd person | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hīyāywāṯōḵ) | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hīyāywāṯāḵ) | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hīyāywāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܗܝܼܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (hīyāywāṯā) | 3rd person | ܗܝܼܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (hīyāywāṯēh) | ܗܝܼܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (hīyāywāṯāh) | ܗܝܼܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (hīyāywāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܐܲܠܝܼܨܘܼܬ݂ ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (alīṣūṯ hīyāyūṯā, “identity crisis”)
- ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gannāḇūṯā hīyāyūṯā, “identity theft”)
- ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܸܢܣܵܝܬܵܐ (hīyāyūṯā ginsāytā, “gender identity”)
- ܟܪܲܛ ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kraṭ hīyāyūṯā, “ID, identity card”)
Related terms
- ܗܝܼܟ݂ܲܕܗܝܼܵܝܵܐ (hīḵadhīyāyā, “identical”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From ܗܝܝ (hīyī, “she is”), from ܗܝ (hī, “she”) + ܗܝ ([h]ī, “is”) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [hi.jɑˈju.θɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [hi.jɑˈju.θɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [hi.joˈju.θo]
Noun
ܗܝܝܘܬܐ • (hīyāyūṯā) f (plural ܗܝܝܘܬܐ (hīyāywāṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܗܝܝܘ | 1st person | ܗܝܝܘܬܝ | ܗܝܝܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܗܝܝܘܬ | 2nd person | ܗܝܝܘܬܟ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܝ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܘܢ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܗܝܝܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܗܝܝܘܬܗ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗܘܢ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܗܝܝܘܢ | 1st person | ܗܝܝܘܬܝ | ܗܝܝܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܗܝܝܘܬ | 2nd person | ܗܝܝܘܬܟ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܝ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܘܢ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܗܝܝܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܗܝܝܘܬܗ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗܘܢ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Modified from above.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [hiˈju.θɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [hiˈju.θɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [hiˈju.θo]
Noun
ܗܝܝܘܬܐ • (hīyūṯā) f (plural ܗܝܝܘܬܐ (hīywāṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܗܝܝܘ | 1st person | ܗܝܝܘܬܝ | ܗܝܝܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܗܝܝܘܬ | 2nd person | ܗܝܝܘܬܟ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܝ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܘܢ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܗܝܝܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܗܝܝܘܬܗ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗܘܢ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܗܝܝܘܢ | 1st person | ܗܝܝܘܬܝ | ܗܝܝܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܗܝܝܘܬ | 2nd person | ܗܝܝܘܬܟ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܝ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܘܢ | ܗܝܝܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܗܝܝܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܗܝܝܘܬܗ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗܘܢ | ܗܝܝܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- ܗܝܝܘܬܐ, in Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute
- Brock, Sebastian P. & Kiraz, George A. (2015) Gorgias Concise Syriac-English, English-Syriac Dictionary, Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press ܗܺܝܳܝܽܘܬܐ [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Jun. 19, 2021]
- Brock, Sebastian P. & Kiraz, George A. (2015) Gorgias Concise Syriac-English, English-Syriac Dictionary, Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press ܗܺܝܺܝܽܘܬܐ [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Jun. 19, 2021]
- “hyyw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 19 July 2021
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 74b
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 97a
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- 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 340a