ܝܬܐ

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

  • ܝܬܢܐܝܬ
  • ܝܬܢܝܐ
  • ܝܬܢܝܘܬܐ

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