ܚܘܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܘ ܛ (ḥ w ṭ)
3 terms

Compare Arabic خَيْط (ḵayṭ) and Hebrew חוּט (khut).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xuːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܛܵܐ • (ḥūṭā) m sg (plural ܚܘܼ̈ܛܹܐ (ḥūṭē))

1. thread, string

   Synonyms: ܓܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ (gḏāḏā), ܥܸܙܠܵܐ (ˁizlā)

2. cord used for measuring, tape measure
3. (anatomy) suture (of the skull)
4. (telephony) line, wire connecting a telephone or network connection

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܛܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܘܼܛܝܼ (ḥūṭī)		ܚܘܼܛܲܢ (ḥūṭan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܛ (ḥūṭ)		2nd person	ܚܘܼܛܘܼܟ݂ (ḥūṭūḵ)	ܚܘܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥūṭāḵ)	ܚܘܼܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥūṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܛܵܐ (ḥūṭā)		3rd person	ܚܘܼܛܹܗ (ḥūṭēh)	ܚܘܼܛܵܗ̇ (ḥūṭāh)	ܚܘܼܛܗܘܿܢ (ḥuṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܘܼܛܝܼ̈ (ḥūṭī)		ܚܘܼܛܲܢ̈ (ḥūṭan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܛܲܝ̈ (ḥūṭay)		2nd person	ܚܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥūṭūḵ)	ܚܘܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥūṭāḵ)	ܚܘܼܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥūṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܛܹ̈ܐ (ḥūṭē)		3rd person	ܚܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥūṭūh)	ܚܘܼܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥūṭōh)	ܚܘܼܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥuṭhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (ḥūṭāmallālā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܛ (ḥ-w-ṭ) related to sewing. Compare Arabic خَيْط (ḵayṭ) and Hebrew חוּט (ḥûṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħutˤɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħutˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܘܛܐ)

1. thread, string
2. seam
3. (anatomy) suture (of the skull)
4. cord used for measuring
5. fringe; headband, tassel

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܛ		1st person	ܚܘܛܝ		ܚܘܛܢ
	construct	ܚܘܛ		2nd person	ܚܘܛܟ	ܚܘܛܟܝ	ܚܘܛܟܘܢ	ܚܘܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܛܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܛܗ	ܚܘܛܗ	ܚܘܛܗܘܢ	ܚܘܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܛܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܛܝ		ܚܘܛܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܛܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܛܝܟ	ܚܘܛܝܟܝ	ܚܘܛܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܛܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܛܘܗܝ	ܚܘܛܝܗ	ܚܘܛܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ܚܘܘܛܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħawtˤɑ]

Noun

ܚܘܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. wantonness, lasciviousness
2. gait (of a horse)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܛ		1st person	ܚܘܛܝ		ܚܘܛܢ
	construct	ܚܘܛ		2nd person	ܚܘܛܟ	ܚܘܛܟܝ	ܚܘܛܟܘܢ	ܚܘܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܛܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܛܗ	ܚܘܛܗ	ܚܘܛܗܘܢ	ܚܘܛܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥwṭ”, 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 99b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 131a
• 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, page 423a