ܢܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Apheretic form of Aramaic אֶדְנָתָא (ʾeḏnāṯā), plural form of אֶדְנָא (ʾeḏnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn-.
Alternative forms edit
- (Qudshanis, Salamas, Gawar) ܢܵܘܝܼܵܬ݇ܐ (nāwīyā)
Pronunciation edit
- (standard) IPA(key): [ˈnä.tʰä]
- (Ashiret, Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈnä.θä]
- (Upper Tyari) IPA(key): [ˈnä.tʰä], [ˈnä.ʃä]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈnɒ.tʰɒ]
- (Qudshanis, Salamas, Gawar) IPA(key): [näˈwi.jä]
- Homophone: ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā) (Upper Tyari)
Noun edit
ܢܵܬܵܐ or ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (nātā or nāṯā) f (plural ܢܵܬܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (nātyātē) or ܢܵܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nāṯyāṯā) or ܢܸܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (niṯyāṯā) or ܢܗܵܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nhāṯyāṯā))
- (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing), auricle
- 2002, “Matthew 11:15”, in Aramaic Bible Translation, transl., The New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Psalms in Assyrian:
- ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܝܼܬ ܠܹܗ ܢܵܬܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܠܸܫܡܵܥܵܐ ܫܵܡܹܥ
- man d-īt lēh nātyātē lišmāˁā šāmēˁ
- He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
- (animal anatomy) fish gill
- (Hakkari) handle
- Synonym: ܩܲܬܵܐ (qattā)
Usage notes edit
The plural ܢܵܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nāṯyāṯā) is used by Hakkari and Nineveh Plains dialects. In addition, the alternative plural ܢܸܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (niṯyāṯā) is used in the Ashitha dialect and the plural ܢܗܵܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nhāṯyāṯā) in the Alqosh dialect.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܢܵܬܵܐ (nātā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܵܬܝܼ (nātī) |
ܢܵܬܲܢ (nātan) | ||
| construct | ܢܵܬ (nāt) |
2nd person | ܢܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (nātūḵ) |
ܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (nātāḵ) |
ܢܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nātāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܵܬܵܐ (nātā) |
3rd person | ܢܵܬܹܗ (nātēh) |
ܢܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (nātōh) |
ܢܵܬܗܘܿܢ (nāthōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܢܵܬܝܵܬܝܼ̈ (nātyātī) |
ܢܵܬܝܵܬܲܢ̈ (nātyātan) | ||
| construct | ܢܵܬܝܵܬ̈ (nātyāt) |
2nd person | ܢܵܬܝܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (nātyātūḵ) |
ܢܵܬܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nātyātāḵ) |
ܢܵܬܝܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nātyātāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܢܵܬܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (nātyātē) |
3rd person | ܢܵܬܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nātyātūh) |
ܢܵܬܝܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nātyātōh) |
ܢܵܬܝܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nātyāthōn) | ||
Etymology 2 edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܬ ܐ (n t ˀ) |
| 2 terms |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ • (nāṯē) (present participle ܢܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (nṯāyā), past participle ܢܸܬ݂ܝܵܐ (niṯyā))
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ܢܵܬܹܐ (nātē)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܢܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ (ntē lī) |
ܢܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ntē lūḵ) |
ܢܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ (ntē lēh) |
ܢܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ (ntē lan) |
ܢܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ntē lāwḵōn) |
ܢܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ntē lhōn) |
| f | ܢܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ntē lāḵ) |
ܢܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (ntē lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܢܵܬܹܝܢ (nātēn) |
ܢܵܬܹܝܬ (nātēt) |
ܢܵܬܹܐ (nātē) |
ܢܵܬܲܚ (nātaḥ) |
ܢܵܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ (nātētōn) |
ܢܵܬܝܼ (nātī) |
| f | ܢܵܬܝܵܢ (nātyān) |
ܢܵܬܝܵܬܝ (nātyāt) |
ܢܵܬܝܵܐ (nātyā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܢܬܝܼ (ntī) |
ܢܬܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ntēmūn) |
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| f | ܢܬܹܐ (ntē) | ||||||
References edit
- “ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 December 3 (last accessed)
- “ܢܵܬܹܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 December 3 (last accessed)
- Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 219b