ܐܢܝܘܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From ܐܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ānāyā, selfish, egoist, egotistical) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-uta, the abstract noun ending); compare the same in Arabic الأَنَا (al-ʔanā), أَنَانِيَّة (ʔanāniyya) and Hebrew אָנוֹכִיּוּת (anokhiyút).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɑːnɑːjuːtɑː]

Noun

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ܐܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ānāyūtāf sg (plural ܐܵܢܵܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ānāywātē))

  1. (psychology) ego
  2. selfishness, egotism

Inflection

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