ܡ ܘ ܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic م و ت (m w t) and Hebrew מ־ו־ת (m-w-t).

Root

ܡ ܘ ܬ • (m w t)

1. forming words pertaining to death

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܡܵܝܹܬ (māyēt, “to die”)
• ܡܲܡܝܸܬ (mamyit, “to cause to die, mortify”)

Nouns

• ܡܵܘܬܵܐ (māwtā, “death”)
• ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ (māwtānā, “plague, pestilence”)
• ܡܵܝܘܿܬܵܐ (māyōtā, “a mortal”)
• ܡܝܼܬܵܐ (mītā, “dead man, decedent”)
• ܡܝܼܬܘܼܬܵܐ (mītūtā, “deadness”)
• ܡܲܡܝܼܬܵܢܵܐ (mamītānā, “mortifier”)

Adjectives

• ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (māwtānāyā, “deadly, lethal, fatal”)
• ܡܝܼܬܵܐ (mītā, “dead”)
• ܡܵܝܘܿܬܵܐ (māyōtā, “mortal”)

Adverbs

• ܡܵܝܘܿܬܵܐܝܼܬ (māyōtāˀīt, “mortally”)