ܐܝܬܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܐܝܬ (ʾīṯ) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ, abstract noun ending). Compare Hebrew יֵשׁוּת (yēšûṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔiθuθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔiθwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܬܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܝܬܘܬܐ)

1. essence, substance
2. foundation, element
3. existence, being, actuality
4. entity

Inflection

    declension of ܐܝܬܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܝܬܘ	ܐܝܬܘܢ
construct	ܐܝܬܘܬ	ܐܝܬܘܬ
emphatic	ܐܝܬܘܬܐ	ܐܝܬܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܝܬܘܬܝ	ܐܝܬܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܝܬܘܬܟ	ܐܝܬܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝ	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܝܬܘܬܗ	ܐܝܬܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܝܬܘܬܗ	ܐܝܬܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܝܬܘܬܢ	ܐܝܬܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝܢ	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܝܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܬܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܝܬܘܬܗܝܢ	ܐܝܬܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܝܬܘܬܢܝܐ

References

• “ˀytw”, 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. 8b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 15b
• 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. 39a