ܝܬܘܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editAlternative forms
edit- ܝܼܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (īwētōn)
Etymology
editLikely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be”), forming unattested *ܝܲܗܘܝܼܬܘܿܢ (*yahwītōn) or a corruption of ܗܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (hāwētōn), theoretically being contractions of *ܝܲܗܘܹܝܢ ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ (*yahwēn atōn) and *ܗܵܘܹܝܢ ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ (*hāwēn atōn) respectively.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editܝܼܬܘܿܢ • (ītōn)
- second-person plural present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): You are
- ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩ ܝܼܬܘܿܢ. ― aḥtōn min darmsōq ītōn. ― You are from Damascus.
- ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ ܝܬܘܿܢ. ― aḥtōn ḥaḇrāwātī ìtōn. ― You are my friends.