ܚܛܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܚ ܢ ܛ (ḥ n ṭ)
1 term

Compare Classical Syriac ܚܸܛܬ݂ܵܐ, Arabic حِنْطَة (ḥinṭa) and Hebrew חִטָּה (ḥiṭṭâ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħɪtˤtˤiːθaː], [xɪtˤtˤiːθaː]

Noun

ܚܸܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥiṭīṯā) f (plural ܚܸܛܹ̈ܐ (ḥiṭṭē) or ܚܸ̈ܛܝܼܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiṭīyāṯā) or ܚܸ̈ܛܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiṭyāṯā) or ܚܸ̈ܛܵܢܹܐ (ḥiṭṭānē))

1. grain of wheat
2. type of wheat plant

Usage notes

• The plural ܚܸܛܹ̈ܐ (ḥiṭṭē) is used for the collective sense of wheat.
• The plural ܚܸ̈ܛܝܼܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiṭīyāṯā)/ܚܸ̈ܛܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiṭyāṯā) is used for the sense of individual grains of wheat.
• The plural ܚܸ̈ܛܵܢܹܐ (ḥiṭṭānē) is used for the sense of types of wheat plants.

Derived terms

• ܚܸ̈ܛܹܐ ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܝܹܐ (ḥiṭṭē rōmāyē, “maize”, literally “Roman wheat”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܛ ܐ (ḥ ṭ ˀ)
2 terms

Compare Arabic خَطِيئَة (ḵaṭīʔa) and Hebrew חַטָּאת (ḥaṭṭāṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħtˤiːθaː], [xtˤiːθaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xtˤiːθa]

Noun

ܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥṭīṯā) f (plural ܚ̈ܛܝܼܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥṭīyāṯā))

1. sin, fault

   Synonym: ܚܛܵܗܵܐ (ḥṭāhā)

Etymology 3

Root
ܚ ܛ ܐ (ḥ ṭ ˀ)
2 terms

Feminine active noun of the verb ܚܵܛܹܐ (ḥāṭē, “to sin”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħatˤtˤaːj(ə)taː], [xatˤtˤaːj(ə)taː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ħatˤtˤeːθa]

Noun

ܚܲܛܵܝܬܵܐ • (ḥaṭṭāytā) f (plural ܚ̈ܲܛܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaṭṭāyāṯā))

1. feminine of ܚܲܛܵܝܵܐ (ḥaṭṭāyā): sinner

Adjective

ܚܲܛܵܝܬܵܐ • (ḥaṭṭāytā) (plural ܚ̈ܲܛܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaṭṭāyāṯā))

1. feminine of ܚܲܛܵܝܵܐ (ḥaṭṭāyā): sinful, sinning

Etymology 4

Instance noun of the verb ܚܵܛܹܐ (ḥāṭē, “to sin”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħtˤaːj(ə)taː], [xtˤaːj(ə)taː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ħtˤeːθa]

Noun

ܚܛܵܝܬܵܐ • (ḥṭāytā) f (plural ܚ̈ܛܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥṭāyāṯā))

1. instance of sinning, a sin
2. manner of sinning

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܛ-ܐ (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ) related to sinning. Compare Arabic خَطِيئَة (ḵaṭīʔa) and Hebrew חַטָּאת (ḥaṭṭāṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)tˤiθɑ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛtˤjɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܛܝܬܐ • (ḥəṭīṯā) f (plural ܚܛܝܬܐ (ḥeṭyāṯā))

1. sin
2. wandering, straying
3. error

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܛܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܛܝ		1st person	ܚܛܝܬܝ		ܚܛܝܬܢ
	construct	ܚܛܝܬ		2nd person	ܚܛܝܬܟ	ܚܛܝܬܟܝ	ܚܛܝܬܟܘܢ	ܚܛܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܛܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܛܝܬܗ	ܚܛܝܬܗ	ܚܛܝܬܗܘܢ	ܚܛܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܛܝܢ		1st person	ܚܛܝܬܝ		ܚܛܝܬܢ
	construct	ܚܛܝܬ		2nd person	ܚܛܝܬܟ	ܚܛܝܬܟܝ	ܚܛܝܬܟܘܢ	ܚܛܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܛܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܛܝܬܗ	ܚܛܝܬܗ	ܚܛܝܬܗܘܢ	ܚܛܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܛ-ܐ (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ) related to sinning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħatˤtˤɑjtɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħatˤtˤɑjɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܛܝܬܐ • (ḥaṭṭāyṯā) f (plural ܚܛܝܬܐ (ḥaṭṭāyāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܚܛܝܐ (ḥaṭṭāyā))

1. sinner

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܛܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܛܝܐ		1st person	ܚܛܝܬܝ		ܚܛܝܬܢ
	construct	ܚܛܝܬ		2nd person	ܚܛܝܬܟ	ܚܛܝܬܟܝ	ܚܛܝܬܟܘܢ	ܚܛܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܛܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܛܝܬܗ	ܚܛܝܬܗ	ܚܛܝܬܗܘܢ	ܚܛܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܛܝܢ		1st person	ܚܛܝܬܢ		ܚܛܝܬܢ
	construct	ܚܛܝܬ		2nd person	ܚܛܝܬܟ	ܚܛܝܬܟܝ	ܚܛܝܬܟܘܢ	ܚܛܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܛܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܛܝܬܗ	ܚܛܝܬܗ	ܚܛܝܬܗܘܢ	ܚܛܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥṭy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥṭy²”, 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 102a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 138a, b
• 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 442b, 443a-b