ܡܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t) |
| 6 terms |
Etymology edit
From Aramaic מַוְתָא (mawṯā), from Proto-Semitic *mawut-; cognate with Arabic مَوْت (mawt), Hebrew מָוֶת (mávet), Akkadian 𒍗 (mūtu, [ÚŠ]), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mt).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܵܘܬܵܐ • (māwtā) m (plural ܡܵܘܬܹ̈ܐ (māwtē))
- death (the cessation of life and all associated processes)
- ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܗܲܠ ܡܵܘܬܵܐ.
- He loved you from life until death.
- ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܨܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܐ ܘܟܠ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܐܵܪܸܥ ― mawtā ìlēh ṣḇūṯā dkul miskēnā w-kul ˁatīrā bid āriˁ ― Death is a matter that every poor man and every rich man will meet.
- a death
- Synonym: ܡܝܵܬ݂ܬܵܐ (myāṯtā)
- ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ ܟܸܡ ܫܵܒ݂ܸܩ ܠܹܗ ܕܡܓܲܠܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ܡܸܢ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ― mawtā dbaḵtēh kim šāḇiq lēh dmgalwē lāh nafšēh min ˁālmā ― The death of his wife caused him to exile himself from the world.
- way of dying, cause of death
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܡܵܘܬܵܐ (māwtā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܵܘܬܝܼ (māwtī) |
ܡܵܘܬܲܢ (māwtan) | ||
| construct | ܡܵܘܬ (māwt) |
2nd person | ܡܵܘܬܘܼܟ݂ (māwtūḵ) |
ܡܵܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ (māwtāḵ) |
ܡܵܘܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwtāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܵܘܬܵܐ (māwtā) |
3rd person | ܡܵܘܬܹܗ (māwtēh) |
ܡܵܘܬܵܗ̇ (māwtāh) |
ܡܵܘܬܗܘܿܢ (māwthōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܵܘܬܝܼ̈ (māwtī) |
ܡܵܘܬܲܢ̈ (māwtan) | ||
| construct | ܡܵܘܬܲܝ̈ (māwtay) |
2nd person | ܡܵܘܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (māwtūḵ) |
ܡܵܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (māwtāḵ) |
ܡܵܘܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwtāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܵܘܬܹ̈ܐ (māwtē) |
3rd person | ܡܵܘܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (māwtūh) |
ܡܵܘܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (māwtōh) |
ܡܵܘܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (māwthōn) | ||
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ (mawtānā, “deadly”)
- ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (mawtānāyā, “of death”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܡ-ܘ-ܬ (m-w-t) related to dying, from Proto-Semitic *mawut-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒍗 (mūtu, [ÚŠ]), Arabic مَوْت (mawt), Hebrew מָוֶת (māweṯ), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mt).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܘܬܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܡܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܘܬ | ܡܘܬܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܘܬ | ܡܘܬܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܘܬܐ | ܡܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܘܬܝ | ܡܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܘܬܟ | ܡܘܬܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܘܬܟܝ | ܡܘܬܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܘܬܗ | ܡܘܬܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܘܬܗ | ܡܘܬܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܘܬܢ | ܡܘܬܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܘܬܟܘܢ | ܡܘܬܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܘܬܟܝܢ | ܡܘܬܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܘܬܗܘܢ | ܡܘܬܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܘܬܗܝܢ | ܡܘܬܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “mwt”, 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, p. 179b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 260b
- 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. 731b