ܐܝܬܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Modified from ܐܝܬ (ʾīṯ). Compare Aramaic אית (e(j)ṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔiθjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔiθje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܝܬܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܝܬܝܐ)

1. essence, entity, being, existing, substance
2. cause, means, principle
3. wealth, abundance

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܬܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܝܬܝ		1st person	ܐܝܬܝܝ		ܐܝܬܝܢ
	construct	ܐܝܬܝ		2nd person	ܐܝܬܝܟ	ܐܝܬܝܟܝ	ܐܝܬܝܟܘܢ	ܐܝܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܬܝܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܬܝܗ	ܐܝܬܝܗ	ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ	ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܝܬܝܝܢ		1st person	ܐܝܬܝܝ		ܐܝܬܝܝܢ
	construct	ܐܝܬܝܝ		2nd person	ܐܝܬܝܝܟ	ܐܝܬܝܝܟܝ	ܐܝܬܝܝܟܘܢ	ܐܝܬܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܬܝܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ	ܐܝܬܝܝܗ	ܐܝܬܝܝܗܘܢ	ܐܝܬܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀyty”, 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. 15a
• 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-b