𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐍈𐌰𐌷

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata) +‎ 𐍈𐌰 (ƕa) +‎ -𐌿𐌷 (-uh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθataʍah/

Pronoun

𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐍈𐌰𐌷 • (þataƕah)

1. whatever, whatsoever (followed by 𐌸𐌴𐌹 (þei))
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 15:7:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳, 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐍈𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃.

     aþþan jabai sijuþ in mis, jah waurda meina in izwis sind, þataƕah þei wileiþ bidjiþ, jah wairþiþ izwis.

     If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 15:16:

     𐌽𐌹 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸, 𐌰𐌺 𐌹𐌺 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 ⟨𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃⟩ 𐌴𐌹 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂 𐌳𐌿 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹, 𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐍈𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌴𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃.

     ni jus mik gawalidēduþ, ak ik gawalida izwis ⟨jah gasatida izwis⟩ ei jus sniwaiþ jah akran bairaiþ, jah akran izwar du aiwa sijai, ei þataƕah þei bidjaiþ attan in namin meinamma, gibiþ izwis.

     Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. (KJV)

Related terms

• 𐍃𐌰𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌿𐌷 (saƕazuh, “whoever”)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 113