ܝܬ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology 1
editLearned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic ית (yāṯ); compare Hebrew אֵת ('et), Phoenician 𐤀𐤉𐤕 (ʾyt) and Punic 𐤀𐤕 (ʾt).
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editܝܵܬ݂ • (yāṯ)
- (formal) used to introduce a semantically definite direct object
Usage notes
edit- In formal and especially written Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܝܵܬ݂ (yāṯ) is used for indicating direct definite objects where as ܠ- (l-) is used to indicate indirect objects. The natively inherited dialects however often use ܠ- (l-) for both.
Inflection
editInflection of ܝܵܬ݂ (yāṯ)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܝܵܬ݂ • (yāṯ) f sg
- construct state singular of ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yāṯā, “self”)
Classical Syriac
editEtymology
editFrom Aramaic ית (yāṯ); compare Hebrew אֵת (ēṯ).
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editܝܬ • (yāṯ)
Inflection
editTakes type-I suffixes.
declension of ܝܬ
References
edit- “yt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press
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- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic prepositions
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic formal terms
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic non-lemma forms
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic noun forms
- Classical Syriac terms inherited from Aramaic
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- Classical Syriac lemmas
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