ܐܢܬܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Re-introduced and based on a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic אִנְתְּתָא (ʾintəṯā), from Proto-Semitic *anṯat-; compare Turoyo ܐܰܬ݂ܬܐ (aṯto), Arabic أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā), Hebrew אִשָּׁה (ishá), Akkadian 𒁮 (DAM /⁠aššatu⁠/), and Ugaritic 𐎀𐎘𐎚 (ʾaṯt). Displaced completely by ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ (baḵtā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔat.tɑː], [ʔat.θɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܵܐ • (atṯā) f (plural ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ (niššē) or ܐܸܢ̈ܫܹܐ (inšē), masculine ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā))

1. (literary) woman

   Synonym: ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ (baḵtā)

2. (literary) wife

   Synonyms: ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ (baḵtā), ܒܲܥܠܬ݂ܵܐ (baˁlṯā)

Usage notes

The plural form ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ (niššē) or a variant is still common in many dialects.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܝܼ (atṯī)		ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܲܢ (atṯan)
	construct	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܲܬ݂ (attaṯ)		2nd person	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (atṯūḵ)	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (atṯāḵ)	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (atṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܵܐ (atṯā)		3rd person	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܹܗ (atṯēh)	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (atṯāh)	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (atṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܢܸܫܝܼ̈ (nišī)		ܢܸܫܲܢ̈ (niššan)
	construct	ܢܸܫܲܝ̈ (niššay)		2nd person	ܢܸܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nišūḵ)	ܢܸܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (niššāḵ)	ܢܸܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niššāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ (niššē)		3rd person	ܢܸܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nišūh)	ܢܸܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (niššōh)	ܢܸܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nišhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *anṯat-. Compare Akkadian 𒁮 (DAM /⁠aššatu⁠/), Arabic أُنْثَى (ʔunṯā), Hebrew אִשָּׁה (ʾiššâ), and Ugaritic 𐎀𐎘𐎚 (ʾaṯt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔantətɑ/, [ʔat(tə)θɑ], [ʔaθtɑ]

Noun

ܐܢܬܬܐ • (ʾa(n)təṯā) f (plural ܢܫܐ (neššē), singular masculine counterpart ܓܒܪܐ (gaḇrā))

1. woman, wife

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܢܬܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܢܬܐ		1st person	ܐܢܬܬܝ		ܐܢܬܬܢ
	construct	ܐܢܬܬ		2nd person	ܐܢܬܬܟ	ܐܢܬܬܟܝ	ܐܢܬܬܟܘܢ	ܐܢܬܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܢܬܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܢܬܬܗ	ܐܢܬܬܗ	ܐܢܬܬܗܘܢ	ܐܢܬܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܫܝܢ		1st person	ܢܫܝ		ܢܫܝܢ
	construct	ܢܫܝ		2nd person	ܢܫܝܟ	ܢܫܝܟܝ	ܢܫܝܟܘܢ	ܢܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܫܐ		3rd person	ܢܫܘܗܝ	ܢܫܝܗ	ܢܫܝܗܘܢ	ܢܫܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܢܬܬܘܢܝܬܐ

References

• “ˀnth”, 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 14a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 22b
• 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, pages 66a–b