ܝܬܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܝܼܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (īwētōn)

Etymology

Likely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be”), forming unattested *ܝܲܗܘܝܼܬܘܿܢ (*yahwītōn) or a corruption of ܗܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (hāwētōn), theoretically being contractions of *ܝܲܗܘܹܝܢ ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ (*yahwēn atōn) and *ܗܵܘܹܝܢ ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ (*hāwēn atōn) respectively.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːton.]

Verb

ܝܼܬܘܿܢ • (ītōn)

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

   ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩ ܝܼܬܘܿܢ. ― aḥtōn min darmsōq ītōn. ― You are from Damascus.

   ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ ܝܬܘܿܢ. ― aḥtōn ḥaḇrāwātī ìtōn. ― You are my friends.

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 ܝܬܘܿܢ (ìtōn)