ܥܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the older form ܥܵܢܵܐ (ˁānā), inherited from Aramaic [Term?], from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́aʔn-. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܵܢܵܐ (ˁānā, flock (especially of sheep)), Turoyo ܥܘܳܢܐ (cwono, sheep), Arabic ضَأْن (ḍaʔn), Hebrew צֹאן (tsón) and Akkadian 𒇇𒇻𒄭𒀀 (ṣēnum).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܘܵܢܵܐ • (ˁwānāf (plural ܥ̈ܘܵܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁwānāṯā), masculine ܟܸܒ݂ܫܵܐ (kiḇšā) or ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ (diḵrā))

  1. ewe (female sheep)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܘܵܢ (ˁwān) 1st person ܥܘܵܢܝܼ (ˁwānī) ܥܘܵܢܲܢ (ˁwānan)
construct ܥܘܵܢ (ˁwān) 2nd person ܥܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁwānōḵ) ܥܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁwānāḵ) ܥܘܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁwānawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܘܵܢܵܐ (ˁwānā) 3rd person ܥܘܵܢܹܗ (ˁwānēh) ܥܘܵܢܵܗ̇ (ˁwānāh) ܥܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁwānhōn)
plural absolute ܥܘܵܢܵܢ̈ (ˁwānān) 1st person ܥܘܵܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ˁwānāṯī) ܥܘܵܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ˁwānāṯan)
construct ܥܘܵܢܵܬ݂̈ (ˁwānāṯ) 2nd person ܥܘܵܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁwānāṯōḵ) ܥܘܵܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁwānāṯāḵ) ܥܘܵܢܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁwānāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܥ̈ܘܵܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁwānāṯā) 3rd person ܥ̈ܘܵܢܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ˁwānāṯēh) ܥ̈ܘܵܢܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁwānāṯāh) ܥܘܵܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁwānāṯhōn)

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