ܝܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Likely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be”), forming unattested *ܝܲܗܘܹܝܬ (*yahwēt) or a corruption of ܗܵܘܹܝܬ (hāwēt), both theoretically being contractions of *ܝܲܗܘܹܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ (*yahwē at) or *ܗܵܘܹܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ (*hāwē at) respectively.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːwɪt.]

Verb

ܝܼܘܸܬ • (īwet) m

1. second-person singular masculine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): You are

Usage notes

• The ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā) under the ܝܘܿܕ (yōd) usually drops if a vowel sound precedes, with or without ܐ, and the ܝܘܿܕ (yōd) coalesces. Therefore written ܝܘܸܬ (ìwet)