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ܐܝܬܝܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Modified from ܐܝܬ (ʾīṯ). Compare Aramaic אית (e(j)ṯ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔiθjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔiθje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܐܝܬܝܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܐܝܬܝܐ)

  1. essence, entity, being, existing, substance
  2. cause, means, principle
  3. wealth, abundance

Inflection

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References

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