ܐܬܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯā, “sign, mark, flag”) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaːθuːθa]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔaːθuːθa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔaːtuːtaː]

Noun

ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (āṯūṯā) f sg (plural ܐܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯwāṯā))

1. (orthography) letter, character

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܐܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܝܼܲܢ. ― īṯ ˁisrīn w-tartēn āṯwāṯā b-ālapbēṯ dīyan. ― There are twenty-two letters in our alphabet.

2. (phonetics) consonant

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (āṯūṯī)		ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (āṯūṯan)
	construct	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ (āṯūṯ)		2nd person	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (āṯūṯūḵ)	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (āṯūṯāḵ)	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āṯūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯūṯā)		3rd person	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (āṯūṯēh)	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (āṯūṯāh)	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (āṯuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (āṯwāṯī)		ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (āṯwāṯan)
	construct	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (āṯwāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āṯwāṯūḵ)	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āṯwāṯāḵ)	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āṯwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (āṯwāṯē)		3rd person	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (āṯwāṯūh)	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (āṯwāṯōh)	ܐܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (āṯwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (āṯūṯānāyā, “literal”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːθwɑːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːtwɑːteː]

Noun

ܐܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (āṯwāṯā) f pl

1. plural of ܐܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯā, “flag, banner”)
2. plural of ܐܵܬ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (āṯūṯā, “letter, character, consonant”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Modified from ܐܬܐ (ʾāṯāʾ, “sign, mark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑθuθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑθwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܬܘܬܐ • (ˀāṯūṯā) f (plural ܐܬܘܬܐ)

1. (orthography) letter, character, sign

   Synonyms: ܣܘܪܓܕܐ, ܣܪܛܐ

2. (in the plural) alphabet

   Synonyms: ܐܒܓܕ, ܐܠܦܒܝܬ

3. (phonetics) consonant

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܬܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܬܘ		1st person	ܐܬܘܬܝ		ܐܬܘܬܢ
	construct	ܐܬܘܬ		2nd person	ܐܬܘܬܟ	ܐܬܘܬܟܝ	ܐܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܬܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܬܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܬܘܬܗ	ܐܬܘܬܗ	ܐܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܬܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܬܘܢ		1st person	ܐܬܘܬܝ		ܐܬܘܬܢ
	construct	ܐܬܘܬ		2nd person	ܐܬܘܬܟ	ܐܬܘܬܟܝ	ܐܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܬܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܬܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܬܘܬܗ	ܐܬܘܬܗ	ܐܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܬܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑθwɑθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܬܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܐܬܐ

References

• “ˀtw”, 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. 22a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 32b
• 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. 109b