ܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic ית (yāṯ); compare Hebrew אֵת ('et), Phoenician 𐤀𐤉𐤕 (ʾyt) and Punic 𐤀𐤕 (ʾt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːθ]

Preposition

ܝܵܬ݂ • (yāṯ)

1. (formal) used to introduce a semantically definite direct object

Usage notes

• In formal and especially written Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܝܵܬ݂ (yāṯ) is used for indicating direct definite objects where as ܠ- (l-) is used to indicate indirect objects. The natively inherited dialects however often use ܠ- (l-) for both.

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܵܬ݂

base form			ܝܵܬ݂ (yāṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (yāṯī)		ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (yāṯan)
2nd person	ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (yāṯūḵ)	ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (yāṯāḵ)	ܝܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yāṯāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (yāṯēh)	ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (yāṯāh)	ܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (yāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːθ]

Noun

ܝܵܬ݂ • (yāṯ) f sg

1. construct state singular of ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yāṯā, “self”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Aramaic ית (yāṯ); compare Hebrew אֵת (ēṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑθ/

Preposition

ܝܬ • (yāṯ)

1. Used to introduce a direct object.
2. (with suffixes) self (e.g. myself, himself, etc.)

Inflection

Takes type-I suffixes.

Inflection of ܝܬ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
1st person	ܝܬܝ		ܝܬܢ
2nd person	ܝܬܟ	ܝܬܟܝ	ܝܬܟܘܢ	ܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd person	ܝܬܗ	ܝܬܗ	ܝܬܗܘܢ	ܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “yt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press