ܐܝܬܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܐܝܬ (ʾīṯ) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, abstract noun ending). Compare Hebrew יֵשׁוּת (yēšûṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔiθuθɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔiθwɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܝܬܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܝܬܘܬܐ)

1. essence, substance
2. foundation, element
3. existence, being, actuality
4. entity

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܝܬܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܝܬܘ		1st person	ܐܝܬܘܬܝ		ܐܝܬܘܬܢ
	construct	ܐܝܬܘܬ		2nd person	ܐܝܬܘܬܟ	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝ	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܬܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܬܘܬܗ	ܐܝܬܘܬܗ	ܐܝܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܬܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܝܬܘܢ		1st person	ܐܝܬܘܬܝ		ܐܝܬܘܬܢ
	construct	ܐܝܬܘܬ		2nd person	ܐܝܬܘܬܟ	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝ	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܝܬܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܝܬܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܝܬܘܬܗ	ܐܝܬܘܬܗ	ܐܝܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܝܬܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܝܬܘܬܢܝܐ

References

• “ˀytw”, 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, page 8b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 15b
• 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, page 39a