ܚܝܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܚ ܝ ܐ (ḥ y ˀ) |
| 6 terms |
Etymology 1 edit
By surface analysis, ܚܲܝܵܐ (ḥayyā, “alive, living”) + -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending), from Aramaic חַיוּתָא (ḥayūṯā); related to Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh), Hebrew חַיּוּת (khayyút).
Pronunciation edit
- (standard) IPA(key): [xaj.juːθɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [xaj.juːθɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [xaj.juːtɑː]
Noun edit
ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥayūṯā) f (uncountable)
- life, lifestyle, lifespan
- ܚܝܝܼ ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂! ܡܲܒܣܸܡ! ― ḥyī ḥayūṯūḵ! mabsim! ― Live your life! Enjoy!
- ܓܵܘ ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܡܲܪܓܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܘܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ.
- gāw ḥayūṯī lē ìwen ḥizyā margā milyā min wardē.
- In my life I have never seen a meadow full of roses.
- Matthew 6:25:
- ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܠܵܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܚܲܡ ܒܘܼܬ ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܕܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܘܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܫܵܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ؛ ܘܠܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ. ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ، ܘܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵܐ؟
- būt āhā bēmārā ìwen illāwḵōn, lā āḵlītōn ḥam būt ḥayūṯāwḵōn, d-mōdī bit āḵlītōn w-mōdī bit šātētōn; w-lā būt paḡrāwḵōn d-mōdī bit lāḇšītōn. lē ìlāh nafšā yatīr min mēḵultāā, w-paḡrā yatīr min lḇīštāā?
- Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not the soul more than food and the body more than clothing?
- vitality
- purity
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥayūṯā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥayūṯī) | ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥayūṯan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ (ḥayūṯ) |
2nd person | ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥayūṯūḵ) |
ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥayūṯāḵ) |
ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥayūṯāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥayūṯā) |
3rd person | ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥayūṯēh) |
ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥayūṯāh) |
ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥayuṯhōn) | ||
Related terms edit
- ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥayyē)
Etymology 2 edit
From Aramaic חֵיוְתָא (ḥeywəṯā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Compare Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ or ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥawṯā or ḥaywṯā) f (plural ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ḥaywāṯē), masculine ܚܲܝܘܵܐ (ḥaywā))
- animal, beast
- ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܘܬܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.
- īlānā min zarˁā b-arˁā ìlēh, w-tōrtā ḥawṯā ìlāh.
- A tree is from a seed in the ground, and a cow is an animal.
- Genesis 1:25:
- ܘܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܵܗ̇، ܒܥܝܼܪܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܹܗ، ܘܟܠ ܪܲܚܵܫܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܹܗ. ܘܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.
- w-ˁḇīḏ lēh allāhā ḥawṯā d-arˁā l-ginsāh, bˁīrā l-ginsēh, w-kul raḥḥāšā d-arˁā l-ginsēh. w-ḥzē lēh allāhā d-ṭāḇā ìwā.
- And God made the animal of the earth according to its kind, beast according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
- Revelation 6:3
- ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܦܹܐܪܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ، ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ: «ܬܵܐ ܘܚܙܝܼ».
- īman d-pērā pṯīḥ lēh ḥāṯmā trayyānā, šmīˁ lī ḥawṯā trayyānīṯā bēmārā: “tā w-ḥzī”.
- When the lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see”.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥawṯā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥawṯī) |
ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥawṯan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܝܘܲܬ݂ (ḥaywaṯ) |
2nd person | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥawṯūḵ) |
ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥawṯāḵ) |
ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥawṯāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥawṯā) |
3rd person | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥawṯēh) |
ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥawṯāh) |
ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥawṯhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥaywāṯī) |
ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥaywāṯan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂̈ (ḥaywāṯ) |
2nd person | ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥaywāṯūḵ) |
ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥaywāṯāḵ) |
ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaywāṯāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ḥaywāṯē) |
3rd person | ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥaywāṯūh) |
ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥaywāṯōh) |
ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥaywāṯhōn) | ||
Synonyms edit
- ܒܥܝܼܪܵܐ (bˁīrā)
Derived terms edit
- ܓܲܢܲܬ݂ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (gannaṯ ḥaywāṯē, “zoo”)
- ܚܲܝܘܲܬ݂ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (ḥaywaṯ barīyā, “wild animal”)
- ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥawṯānāyā, “animal; bestial; zoological”)
- ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ݂ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mmallūṯ ḥaywāṯē, “zoology”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the root ܚ-ܝ-ܐ (ḥ-y-ʾ) related to living; compare Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh), Hebrew חַיּוּת (ḥayyûṯ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħajwəθɑ] (singular)
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ħajuθo] (singular)
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ħajjuθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħajwɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun edit
ܚܝܘܬܐ • (ḥayyūṯā) f (plural ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywāṯā))
Inflection edit
declension of ܚܝܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܝܘ | ܚܝܘܢ |
| construct | ܚܝܘܬ | ܚܝܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܚܝܘܬܐ | ܚܝܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܝܘܬܝ | ܚܝܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟ | ܚܝܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܝ | ܚܝܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܝܘܬܗ | ܚܝܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܝܘܬܗ | ܚܝܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܝܘܬܢ | ܚܝܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܘܢ | ܚܝܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܝܢ | ܚܝܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܝܘܬܗܘܢ | ܚܝܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܝܘܬܗܝܢ | ܚܝܘܬܗܝܢ |
See also edit
- ܚܝܐ (ḥayyē)
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ܚ-ܝ-ܐ (ḥ-y-ʾ) related to living; compare Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyâ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܝܘܬܐ • (ḥaywəṯā) c (plural ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywāṯā))
- creature, beast, wild animal (especially carnivore)
Inflection edit
declension of ܚܝܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܝܘܐ | ܚܝܘܢ |
| construct | ܚܝܘܬ | ܚܝܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܚܝܘܬܐ | ܚܝܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܝܘܬܝ | ܚܝܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟ | ܚܝܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܝ | ܚܝܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܝܘܬܗ | ܚܝܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܝܘܬܗ | ܚܝܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܝܘܬܢ | ܚܝܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܘܢ | ܚܝܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܝܢ | ܚܝܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܝܘܬܗܘܢ | ܚܝܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܝܘܬܗܝܢ | ܚܝܘܬܗܝܢ |
Antonyms edit
- ܒܥܝܪܐ (bəʿīrā)
References edit
- “ḥyw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-23
- “ḥywh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-23
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 103a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 140a
- 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, pages 445b–446a