ܐܘܝܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܘ ܐ (ˀ w ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from ܐܵܘܝܵܐ (āwyā, “unanimous, harmonious”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūtā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔawjuːθɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܵܐ • (āwyūtā) f sg (plural ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (āwyāwātē) or ܐܵܘܝܘܼܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (āwyūyātē))

1. harmony
2. community, fellowship
3. unity, union
4. accord, concord, agreement, unanimity
5. (modern, politics) federation

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܵܐ (āwyūtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܝܼ (āwyūtī)		ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܲܢ (āwyūtan)
	construct	ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬ (āwyūt)	2nd person	ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (āwyūtūḵ)	ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (āwyūtāḵ)	ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āwyūtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܵܐ (āwyūtā)	3rd person	ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܹܗ (āwyūtēh)	ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܵܗ̇ (āwyūtāh)	ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܗܘܿܢ (āwyuthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (āwyāwātī)		ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (āwyāwātan)
	construct	ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬ (āwyāwāt)	2nd person	ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āwyāwātūḵ)	ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āwyāwātāḵ)	ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āwyāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬܹܐ (āwyāwātē)	3rd person	ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (āwyāwātūh)	ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (āwyāwātōh)	ܐܵܘܝܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (āwyāwāthōn)

Synonyms

• (unity, union): ܚܘܼܝܵܕܵܐ (ḥuyyādā), ܡܚܲܝܕܘܼܬܵܐ (mḥaydūtā)
• (agreement, accord): ܣܘܼܙܓܵܪܵܐ (suzgārā)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܘܝܘܼܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (āwyūtānāyā, “federal”)
• ܡܸܬܐܲܘܝܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܬܵܐ (mitˀawyānūtā knušyāytā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܐ-ܘ-ܐ (ʾ-w-ʾ) related to agreeing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔawjuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔawj(ə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܘܝܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܘܝܘܬܐ)

1. harmony
2. community, fellowship
3. unity, union
4. accord, concord, agreement, unanimity
5. conspiracy

Inflection

    declension of ܐܘܝܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܘܝܘ	ܐܘܝܘܢ
construct	ܐܘܝܘܬ	ܐܘܝܘܬ
emphatic	ܐܘܝܘܬܐ	ܐܘܝܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܘܝܘܬܝ	ܐܘܝܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܘܝܘܬܟ	ܐܘܝܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܝ	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܘܝܘܬܗ	ܐܘܝܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܘܝܘܬܗ	ܐܘܝܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܘܝܘܬܢ	ܐܘܝܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܝܢ	ܐܘܝܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܘܝܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܘܝܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܘܝܘܬܗܝܢ	ܐܘܝܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀwyw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 3b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 5b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 15a