ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܡ ܢ (ˀ m n)
8 terms

Inherited from Aramaic הַימָנוּתָא (haymānūṯā); cognate to Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān) and Hebrew אֱמוּנָה (emuná).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [haj.mɑːnuːθɑː]

Noun

ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (haymānūṯāf (plural ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (haymānwāṯā))

  1. faith, belief
  2. faithfulness, fidelity, trust, confidence
  3. religion, doctrine, creed

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼ (haymānū) 1st person ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (haymānūṯī) ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (haymānūṯan)
construct ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ (haymānūṯ) 2nd person ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (haymānūṯōḵ) ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (haymānūṯāḵ) ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (haymānūṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (haymānūṯā) 3rd person ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (haymānūṯēh) ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (haymānūṯāh) ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (haymānuṯhōn)
plural absolute ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܵܢ̈ (haymānwān) 1st person ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (haymānwāṯī) ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (haymānwāṯan)
construct ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܵܬ݂̈ (haymānwāṯ) 2nd person ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (haymānwāṯōḵ) ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (haymānwāṯāḵ) ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (haymānwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (haymānwāṯā) 3rd person ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (haymānwāṯēh) ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (haymānwāṯāh) ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (haymānwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܕܠܵܐ ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (d-lā haymānūṯā)
  • ܙܥܘܿܪ ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zˁōr haymānūṯā)

Proper noun

ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (haymānūṯāf

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Faith

Classical Syriac

Root
ܐ ܡ ܢ
2 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān) and Hebrew אֱמוּנָה (ʾĕmûnâ). Also compare Ge’ez, Tigrinya, Amharic ሃይማኖት (haymanot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hajmɑnuθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [hajmɑnwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ • (haymānūṯāf (plural ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ)

  1. faith, belief
  2. faithfulness, fidelity
  3. trust, confidence
  4. truth, certainty
  5. constancy, firmness, security
  6. religion, doctrine, creed
  7. conversion

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܗܝܡܢܘ 1st person ܗܝܡܢܘܬܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܢ
construct ܗܝܡܢܘܬ 2nd person ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܘܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ 3rd person ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܗܝܡܢܘܢ 1st person ܗܝܡܢܘܬܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܢ
construct ܗܝܡܢܘܬ 2nd person ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܘܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ 3rd person ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗܝܢ

References

  • hymnw”, 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 77a
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 103b
  • 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 342a