ܐܬܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܐܵܬܵܐ (ātā, “sign, mark, flag”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-uta, the abstract noun ending)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaːtuːtaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔaːθuːθa]

Noun

ܐܵܬܘܼܬܵܐ • (ātūtā) f sg (plural ܐܵܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ātwātē))

1. (orthography) letter, character

   ܐܝܼܬ ܥܸܣܪܝܼ ܘܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܐܵܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܒܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ ܕܝܼܲܢ.

   īt ˁisrī w-tartēn ātwātē b-ālapbēt dīyan.

   There are twenty-two letters in our alphabet.

2. (phonetics) consonant

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ātūṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ātūṯī)		ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ātūṯan)
	construct	ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ (ātūṯ)	2nd person	ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ātūṯūḵ)	ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ātūṯāḵ)	ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ātūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ātūṯā)	3rd person	ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ātūṯēh)	ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ātūṯāh)	ܐܵܬܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ātuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܬܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ātwāṯī)		ܐܵܬܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ātwāṯan)
	construct	ܐܵܬܘܵܬ݂̈ (ātwāṯ)	2nd person	ܐܵܬܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ātwāṯūḵ)	ܐܵܬܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ātwāṯāḵ)	ܐܵܬܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ātwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܬܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ātwāṯē)	3rd person	ܐܵܬܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ātwāṯūh)	ܐܵܬܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ātwāṯōh)	ܐܵܬܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ātwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܬܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ātūtānāyā, “literal”)

Noun

ܐܵܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ • (ātwātē) f pl

1. plural of ܐܵܬܵܐ (ātā, “flag, banner”)
2. plural of ܐܵܬܘܼܬܵܐ (ātūtā, “letter, character, consonant”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Modified from ܐܬܐ (ʾāṯāʾ, “sign, mark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑθuθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑθwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܬܘܬܐ • (ˀāṯūṯā) f (plural ܐܬܘܬܐ)

1. (orthography) letter, character, sign

   Synonyms: ܣܘܪܓܕܐ, ܣܪܛܐ

2. (in the plural) alphabet

   Synonyms: ܐܒܓܕ, ܐܠܦܒܝܬ

3. (phonetics) consonant

Inflection

    declension of ܐܬܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܬܘ	ܐܬܘܢ
construct	ܐܬܘܬ	ܐܬܘܬ
emphatic	ܐܬܘܬܐ	ܐܬܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܬܘܬܝ	ܐܬܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܬܘܬܟ	ܐܬܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܬܘܬܟܝ	ܐܬܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܬܘܬܗ	ܐܬܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܬܘܬܗ	ܐܬܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܬܘܬܢ	ܐܬܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܬܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܬܘܬܟܝܢ	ܐܬܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܬܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܬܘܬܗܝܢ	ܐܬܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑθwɑθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܬܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܐܬܐ

References

• “ˀtw”, 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. 22a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 32b
• 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. 109b