ܐܘܝܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܘ ܐ (ˀ w ˀ)
6 terms

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from ܐܲܘܝܵܐ (awyā, “unanimous, harmonious”) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔawjuːθɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (awyūṯā) f sg (plural ܐܲܘܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (awiwāṯā) or ܐܲܘ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (awyawwāṯā))

1. harmony
2. community, fellowship
3. unity, union
4. accord, concord, agreement, unanimity
5. (modern, politics) federation

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (awyūṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ (awyūṯ)		2nd person	ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (awyūṯūḵ)	ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (awyūṯāḵ)	ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (awyūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (awyūṯā)		3rd person	ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (awyūṯēh)	ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (awyūṯāh)	ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (awyuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܘܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (awyawwāṯī)		ܐܲܘܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (awyawwāṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܘ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ (awyawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܲܘܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (awyawwāṯūḵ)	ܐܲܘܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (awyawwāṯāḵ)	ܐܲܘܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (awyawwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܘ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (awyawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܐܲܘ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (awyawwāṯēh)	ܐܲܘ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (awyawwāṯāh)	ܐܲܘܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (awyawwāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• (unity, union): ܚܘܼܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ḥuyyāḏā), ܡܚܲܝܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mḥaydūṯā)
• (agreement, accord): ܣܘܼܙܓܵܪܵܐ (suzgārā)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (awyūṯānāyā, “federal”)
• ܡܸܬ݂ܐܲܘܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܬܵܐ (miṯˀawyānūṯā knušyāytā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܐ-ܘ-ܐ related to agreeing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔawjuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔawj(ə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܘܝܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܘܝܘܬܐ)

1. harmony
2. community, fellowship
3. unity, union
4. accord, concord, agreement, unanimity
5. conspiracy

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܝܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܘܝܘ		1st person	ܐܘܝܘܬܝ		ܐܘܝܘܬܢ
	construct	ܐܘܝܘܬ		2nd person	ܐܘܝܘܬܟ	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܝ	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܘܝܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܘܝܘܬܗ	ܐܘܝܘܬܗ	ܐܘܝܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܘܝܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܘܝܘܢ		1st person	ܐܘܝܘܬܝ		ܐܘܝܘܬܢ
	construct	ܐܘܝܘܬ		2nd person	ܐܘܝܘܬܟ	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܝ	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܘܝܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܘܝܘܬܗ	ܐܘܝܘܬܗ	ܐܘܝܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܘܝܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀwyw”, 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. 3b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 5b
• 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. 15a