Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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From ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯā, sign, mark, flag) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

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Noun

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ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯūṯāf sg (plural ܐܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯwāṯā))

  1. (orthography) letter, character
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܐܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܝܼܲܢ.īṯ ˁisrīn w-tartēn āṯwāṯā b-ālapbēṯ dīyan.There are twenty-two letters in our alphabet.
  2. (phonetics) consonant
Inflection
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    Inflection of ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯūṯā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ
(āṯūṯī)
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ
(āṯūṯan)
construct ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂
(āṯūṯ)
2nd person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(āṯūṯūḵ)
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(āṯūṯāḵ)
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(āṯūṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
(āṯūṯā)
3rd person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ
(āṯūṯēh)
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇
(āṯūṯāh)
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(āṯuṯhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈
(āṯwāṯī)
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈
(āṯwāṯan)
construct ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈
(āṯwāṯ)
2nd person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(āṯwāṯūḵ)
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(āṯwāṯāḵ)
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(āṯwāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ
(āṯwāṯē)
3rd person ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(āṯwāṯūh)
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇
(āṯwāṯōh)
ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(āṯwāṯhōn)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܐܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯwāṯāf pl

  1. plural of ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯā, flag, banner)
  2. plural of ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯūṯā, letter, character, consonant)

Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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Modified from ܐܬܐ (ʾāṯāʾ, sign, mark).

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Noun

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ܐܬܘܬܐ (ˀāṯūṯāf (plural ܐܬܘܬܐ)

  1. (orthography) letter, character, sign
    Synonyms: ܣܘܪܓܕܐ, ܣܪܛܐ
  2. (in the plural) alphabet
    Synonyms: ܐܒܓܕ, ܐܠܦܒܝܬ
  3. (phonetics) consonant
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܐܬܘܬܐ (transliteration needed)

  1. emphatic plural of ܐܬܐ

References

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  • 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