ܦܬܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܬ ܐ (p t ˀ)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic פֵּתְוָא (peṯwā); cognate to Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪt.wɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܬܘܵܐ • (pitwā) m sg (plural ܦܸܬܘܹ̈ܐ (pitwē))

1. width, breadth

   ܦܸܬܘܵܐ ܕܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ 10 ܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ

   pitwā d-tāwānā ìlēh 10 mīṭrē

   The breadth of the room is 10 metres.

2. latitude

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܬܘܵܐ (pitwā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܬܘܝܼ (pitwī)		ܦܸܬܘܲܢ (pitwan)
	construct	ܦܬܘܿ (ptō)	2nd person	ܦܸܬܘܘܼܟ݂ (pitwūḵ)	ܦܸܬܘܵܟ݂ܝ (pitwāḵ)	ܦܸܬܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pitwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܬܘܵܐ (pitwā)	3rd person	ܦܸܬܘܹܗ (pitwēh)	ܦܸܬܘܵܗ̇ (pitwāh)	ܦܸܬܘܗܘܿܢ (pitwhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܬܘܝܼ̈ (pitwī)		ܦܸܬܘܲܢ̈ (pitwan)
	construct	ܦܸܬܘܲܝ̈ (pitway)	2nd person	ܦܸܬܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pitwūḵ)	ܦܸܬܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pitwāḵ)	ܦܸܬܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pitwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܬܘܹ̈ܐ (pitwē)	3rd person	ܦܸܬܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pitwūh)	ܦܸܬܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pitwōh)	ܦܸܬܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pitwhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܸܬܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (pitwānāyā, “latitudinal”)