ܐܢܝܘܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ܐܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ānāyūtāf sg (plural ܐܵܢܵܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ānāywātē))

  1. (psychology) ego
  2. selfishness, egotism

Inflection[edit]