ܝܬܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܝܼܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (īwētōn)

Etymology

Variant of ܗܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (hwētōn), contraction of *ܗܘܹܝܢ ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ (*hwēn atōn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːton.]

Verb

ܝܼܬܘܿܢ • (ītōn)

1. second-person plural present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): You are

   ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩ ܝܼܬܘܿܢ. ― aḥtōn min darmsōq ītōn. ― You are from Damascus.

   ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ ܝܬܘܿܢ. ― aḥtōn ḥaḇrāwātī ìtōn. ― You are my friends.

Usage notes

• The ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā) under the ܝܘܿܕ (yōd) usually drops if a vowel sound precedes, with or without ܐ, and the ܝܘܿܕ (yōd) coalesces. Therefore written ܝܬܘܿܢ (ìtōn)