ܚܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܚܵܬ݂ (ḥāṯ) (slang)
Etymology 1 edit
Root |
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ܐ ܚ ܐ (ˀ ḥ ˀ) |
4 terms |
From Aramaic אֲחָתָא (ʾăḥāṯā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-; compare Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt), Hebrew אָחוֹת (akhót) and Akkadian 𒎏 (aḫātum).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥāṯā) f sg (plural ܚܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāṯwāṯā) or ܚܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāṯawwāṯā), masculine ܐܲܚܵܐ (aḥḥā) or ܐܲܚܘܿܢܵܐ (aḥōnā))
- sister (female sibling having parents in common)
Usage notes edit
- This term on its own is used both literally and figuratively; including full sisters, half-sisters and step-sisters.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāṯā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥāṯī) |
ܚܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥāṯan) | ||
construct | ܚܵܬ݂ (ḥāṯ) |
2nd person | ܚܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥāṯūḵ) |
ܚܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥāṯāḵ) |
ܚܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāṯāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāṯā) |
3rd person | ܚܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥāṯēh) |
ܚܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥāṯāh) |
ܚܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥāṯhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܵܬ݂ܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (ḥāṯwātī) |
ܚܵܬ݂ܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (ḥāṯwātan) | ||
construct | ܚܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ̈ (ḥāṯwāt) |
2nd person | ܚܵܬ݂ܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥāṯwātūḵ) |
ܚܵܬ݂ܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥāṯwātāḵ) |
ܚܵܬ݂ܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāṯwātāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܚܵܬ݂ܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥāṯwātē) |
3rd person | ܚܵܬ݂ܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥāṯwātūh) |
ܚܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥāṯwātōh) |
ܚܵܬ݂ܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥāṯwāthōn) |
Derived terms edit
- ܒܲܪ ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bar ḥāṯā, “sororal nephew”)
- ܒܲܪ݇ܬ ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bat ḥāṯā, “sororal niece”)
- ܚܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāṯūṯā, “sisterhood, sorority”)
- ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܘܼܓܵܐ (ḥāṯā ūgā, “half sister”)
- ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܘܼܪܸܓܬܵܐ (ḥāṯā ḥūrigtā, “stepsister”)
- ܚܵܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ḥāṯāyā, “sisterly, sororal”)
Etymology 2 edit
Root |
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ܬ ܚ ܬ (t ḥ t) |
8 terms |
Denominal of ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (taḥtāyā, “lower”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ܚܵܬܹܐ • (ḥātē) (present participle ܚܬܵܝܵܐ (ḥtāyā), past participle ܚܸܬܝܵܐ (ḥityā))
- (intransitive, physically) to become/be in a lower/low position, descend, lower see usage notes
- Antonym: ܥܵܠܹܐ (ˁālē)
- (intransitive, of volume) to become lower, quieter
Usage notes edit
- (to become low): This verb is used for literally and physically being in a low position, and not, for example, going downstairs, or any figurative usage. For that, the verb ܢܵܚܸܬ݂ (nāḥiṯ) is used, where there may sometimes be semantic overlap.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ܚܵܬܹܐ (ḥātē)
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
past | m | ܚܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ (ḥtē lī) |
ܚܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḥtē lūḵ) |
ܚܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ (ḥtē lēh) |
ܚܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ (ḥtē lan) |
ܚܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥtē lāwḵōn) |
ܚܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ḥtē lhōn) |
f | ܚܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥtē lāḵ) |
ܚܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (ḥtē lāh) | |||||
non-past | m | ܚܵܬܹܝܢ (ḥātēn) |
ܚܵܬܹܝܬ (ḥātēt) |
ܚܵܬܹܐ (ḥātē) |
ܚܵܬܲܚ (ḥātaḥ) |
ܚܵܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ (ḥātētōn) |
ܚܵܬܝܼ (ḥātī) |
f | ܚܵܬܝܵܢ (ḥātyān) |
ܚܵܬܝܵܬܝ (ḥātyāt) |
ܚܵܬܝܵܐ (ḥātyā) | ||||
imperative | m | ܚܬܝܼ (ḥtī) |
ܚܬܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ḥtēmūn) |
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f | ܚܬܹܐ (ḥtē) |
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat-.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܚܘܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܐܚܐ)
Etymology 2 edit
From Akkadian 𒄑𒃶𒌌 (/ḫittu/), possibly a loanword from Sumerian 𒄑𒃶𒌌 (/hedu/, “architrave”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܬܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܚܬܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܚܬ | ܚܬܝܢ |
construct | ܚܬ | ܚܬܝ |
emphatic | ܚܬܐ | ܚܬܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܬܝ | ܚܬܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܬܟ | ܚܬܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܬܟܝ | ܚܬܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܬܗ | ܚܬܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܬܗ | ܚܬܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܬܢ | ܚܬܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܬܟܘܢ | ܚܬܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܬܟܝܢ | ܚܬܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܬܗܘܢ | ܚܬܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܬܗܝܢ | ܚܬܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܬܐ)
- Alternative form of ܚܬܬܐ
Inflection edit
inflection of ܚܬܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܚܬ | ܚܬܝܢ |
construct | ܚܬ | ܚܬܝ |
emphatic | ܚܬܐ | ܚܬܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܬܝ | ܚܬܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܬܟ | ܚܬܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܬܟܝ | ܚܬܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܬܗ | ܚܬܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܬܗ | ܚܬܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܬܢ | ܚܬܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܬܟܘܢ | ܚܬܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܬܟܝܢ | ܚܬܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܬܗܘܢ | ܚܬܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܬܗܝܢ | ܚܬܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “ˀḥh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ḥt”, 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, pp. 5a, 120a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 163b
- 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, p. 503b