ܚܝܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܝ ܐ (ḥ y ˀ)
9 terms

Back-formation from ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywṯā, “animal”), identical to its absolute singular form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xajwɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xeːwɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܝܘܵܐ • (ḥaywā) m (plural ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywāṯā), feminine ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywṯā))

1. male animal
2. (offensive) brute, animal (derogatory term for a human being)

Usage notes

This word is only ever employed in Iraqi Koine, everywhere else the feminine ܚܲܝ̈ܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywṯā) is used for both male and female animals (especially wild animals).

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܝܘܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܲܝܘ (ḥayw)		1st person	ܚܲܝܘܝܼ (ḥaywī)		ܚܲܝܘܲܢ (ḥaywan)
	construct	ܚܲܝܘ (ḥayw)		2nd person	ܚܲܝܘܘܼܟ݂ (ḥaywōḵ)	ܚܲܝܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥaywāḵ)	ܚܲܝܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaywawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܝܘܵܐ (ḥaywā)		3rd person	ܚܲܝܘܹܗ (ḥaywēh)	ܚܲܝܘܵܗ̇ (ḥaywāh)	ܚܲܝܘܗܘܿܢ (ḥaywhōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܲܝܘܵܢ̈ (ḥaywān)		1st person	ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥaywāṯī)		ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥaywāṯan)
	construct	ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂̈ (ḥaywāṯ)		2nd person	ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥaywāṯōḵ)	ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥaywāṯāḵ)	ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaywāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywāṯā)		3rd person	ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥaywāṯēh)	ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥaywāṯāh)	ܚܲܝܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥaywāṯhōn)

Noun

ܚܲܝܘܵܐ • (ḥaywā) f (plural ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܢ (ḥaywān))

1. absolute singular of ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywṯā, “animal, beast”)