ܗ ܘ ܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew ה־י־ה (h-y-h) and Arabic ه و ي (h w y)

Root

ܗ ܘ ܐ • (h w ˀ)

1. forming words pertaining to existence, occurrence or being

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be, exist, happen”)
• ܡܲܗܘܹܐ (mahwē, “to make, form, create, produce”)

Nouns

• ܗ݇ܘܵܝܬܵܐ (wāytā, “being”)
• ܗܵܘܵܐ (hāwā, “air”)
• ܗܲܘܵܝܵܐ (hawwāyā, “parent, creator”)
• ܗܘܼܝܵܐ (hūyā, “creature, living thing”)
• ܡܸܬܗܵܘܝܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mithāwyānūtā, “possibility, probability”)

Adjectives

• ܗܵܘܵܝܵܐ (hāwāyā, “aerial”)
• ܡܸܬܗܵܘܝܵܢܵܐ (mithāwyānā, “possible, probable”)

Adverbs

• ܟܵܗ݇ܘܵܐ (kāwā, “maybe, possibly, but, however”)
• ܡܸܬܗܵܘܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ (mithāwyānāˀīt, “possibly, probably”)