ܐܢܫܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܢ ܫ (ˀ n š)
4 terms

From ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā, “human, person”) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); cognate to Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁוּת (enoshút) and Arabic إِنْسَانِيَّة (ʔinsāniyya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːʃuːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [nɑːʃuːtɑː]

Noun

ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (nāšūṯā) f (uncountable)

1. humanity, humanness, humankind

Inflection

Inflection of ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (nāšūṯan)
	construct	ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ (nāšūṯ)		2nd person	ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (nāšūṯūḵ)	ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (nāšūṯāḵ)	ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāšūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nāšūṯā)		3rd person	ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (nāšūṯēh)	ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (nāšūṯāh)	ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (nāšuṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nāšūṯānāyā, “philanthropist, humanitarian”)

See also

• ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ (bnaynāšā)

Etymology 2

Pluralized form of the above. The singular form is used for relatives in Classical Syriac ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nāšūṯā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːʃwɑːθɑː], [nɪːʃwɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ or ܐ݇ܢܸܫܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (nāšwāṯā or nišwāṯā) m pl (plural only)

1. extended family, relatives

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ. ― īṯ lī nāšwāṯā gāw ustrālīyā. ― I have family in Australia.

   ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ ܓܵܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ. ― kullhōn nāšwāṯī gāw ēwrōpē ìnā. ― All my family is in Europe.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
plural	absolute	–		1st person			ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (nāšwāṯan)
	construct	ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (nāšwāṯ)		2nd person	ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nāšwāṯūḵ)	ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nāšwāṯāḵ)	ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāšwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (nāšwāṯē)		3rd person	ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nāšwāṯūh)	ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nāšwāṯōh)	ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nāšwāṯhōn)

See also

• ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥyānā)
• ܐܝܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ (īqartā)