ܡܘܬܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

Etymology 1

Possibly from Akkadian mūtānu.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [moːtɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ • (māwtānā) m (plural ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (māwtānē))

1. (pathology) plague, pestilence (highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating epidemic disease)

   ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܠܝܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܵܐ

   māwtānā gūrā qṭīl lēh milyōn nāšē gāw ēwrōpā

   The great plague killed a million people in Europe.

2. plague (widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)

   ܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ، ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܡܨܹ̈ܐ ܗܲܠ ܡܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ ܦܸܪܥܘܿܢ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܛܵܝܸܦܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܫܹܐ ܠܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ.

   ˁisrā māwtānē ˁal miṣrēn, min qamṣē hal māwtā d-buḵrā d-malkā, ḥārāˀīt pirˁōn šḇīq lēh ṭāyippā d-mūšē lēzālā.

   Ten plagues over Egypt, from locusts to the death of the king's firstborn, finally Pharaoh let Moses's people go.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ (māwtānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܝܼ (māwtānī)		ܡܵܘܬܵܢܲܢ (māwtānan)
	construct	ܡܵܘܬܵܢ (māwtān)	2nd person	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (māwtānūḵ)	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (māwtānāḵ)	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwtānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ (māwtānā)	3rd person	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹܗ (māwtānēh)	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܗ̇ (māwtānāh)	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܗܘܿܢ (māwtānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܝܼ̈ (māwtānī)		ܡܵܘܬܵܢܲܢ̈ (māwtānan)
	construct	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܲܝ̈ (māwtānay)	2nd person	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (māwtānūḵ)	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (māwtānāḵ)	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwtānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (māwtānē)	3rd person	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (māwtānūh)	ܡܵܘܬܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (māwtānōh)	ܡܵܘܬܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (māwtānhōn)

Etymology 2

ܡܲܘܬܵܐ (mawtā, “death”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mawtaːnaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [moːθaːna]

Adjective

ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ • (mawtānā) (feminine ܡܲܘܬܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mawtānīṯā), plural ܡܲܘ̈ܬܵܢܹܐ (mawtānē))

1. causing death, deadly, mortal, lethal

   ܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܘܬܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― ḥṭīṯā mawtānīṯā ― Mortal sin.

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawθɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mawθɑne] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic מוֹתָנָא (mōṯānā), from Akkadian 𒉆𒁁𒈨𒌍 (/⁠mūtānu⁠/), possibly a loan from Amorite or a Hittite intermediary as the Akkadian 𒉡 (/⁠nu, -annu⁠/) is found frequently in loanwords or re-borrowings that have passed through Anatolia. Ultimate origin from Proto-Semitic *mawt- (“death, ceasing, non-existence”)

Noun

ܡܘܬܢܐ • (mawṯānā) m (plural ܡܘܬܢܐ (mawṯānē))

1. plague

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܘܬܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܘܬܢ	ܡܘܬܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܘܬܢ	ܡܘܬܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܘܬܢܐ	ܡܘܬܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܘܬܢܝ	ܡܘܬܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܘܬܢܟ	ܡܘܬܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܘܬܢܟܝ	ܡܘܬܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܘܬܢܗ	ܡܘܬܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܘܬܢܗ	ܡܘܬܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܘܬܢܢ	ܡܘܬܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܘܬܢܟܘܢ	ܡܘܬܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܘܬܢܟܝܢ	ܡܘܬܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܘܬܢܗܘܢ	ܡܘܬܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܘܬܢܗܝܢ	ܡܘܬܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Calque of Arabic محافظة المثنى

Proper noun

ܡܘܬܢܐ • (mūṯannā)

1. Muthanna (a governorate of Iraq).