ܚ ܝ ܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic ح ي و (ḥ y w) and Hebrew ח־י־ה (ḥ-y-h).

Root

ܚ ܝ ܐ • (ḥ y ˀ)

1. forming words pertaining to life

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܚܵܝܹܐ (ḥāyē, “to live”)
• ܡܲܚܹܐ (maḥḥē, “to give live, vivify”)

Nouns

• ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥayyē, “life”)
• ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥayūtā, “life, lifestyle”)
• ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܐ (ḥawtā, “animal”)
• ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥayūtānūtā, “vitality”)
• ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥayūtānāyūtā, “liveliness”)
• ܚܵܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥāyānā, “liver”)
• ܡܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mḥayūtānūtā, “ability of reproduction”)
• ܡܲܚܝܵܢܵܐ (maḥyānā, “life giver, vivifier”)
• ܡܲܚܝܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (maḥyānūtā, “vivification”)
• ܡܸܬܚܲܝܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mitḥayyānūtā, “liveable”)

Adjectives

• ܚܵܝܵܐ (ḥāyā, “living, alive”)
• ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܢܵܐ (ḥayūtānā, “vital”)
• ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥawtānāyā, “animal, zoological”)
• ܡܸܬܚܲܝܵܢܵܐ (mitḥayyānā, “liveable”)