ܡܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
8 terms

Of the noun pattern 1a23ā, inherited from Aramaic מַוְתָא (mawtā), from Proto-Semitic *mawut-; cognate with Arabic مَوْت (mawt), Hebrew מָוֶת (mávet), Akkadian 𒍗 (mūtu, [ÚŠ]), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mawtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [moːθɑ]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [moːtɑ]

Noun

ܡܲܘܬܵܐ • (mawtā) m (plural ܡܲܘ̈ܬܹܐ (mawtē))

1. death (the cessation of life and all associated processes)

   ܡܘܼܚܒܲܬܝ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܢ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܗܲܠ ܡܲܘܬܵܐ. ― He loved you from life until death.

   ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܲܪܒܵܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ ܘܟܠ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܐܵܪܹܥ

   mawtā ìlēh šarbā d-kul miskēnā w-kul ˁatīrā bid ārēˁ

   Death is a matter that every poor man and every rich man will meet.

2. a death

   Synonym: ܡܝܵܬ݂ܬܵܐ (myāṯtā)

   ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ ܩܸܡ ܫܵܒ݂ܹܩ ܠܹܗ ܕܡܓܲܠܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ܡܸܢ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ

   mawtā d-baḵtēh qim šāḇēq lēh d-mgalwē lāh nafšēh min ˁālmā

   The death of his wife caused him to exile himself from the world.

3. way of dying, cause of death

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܘܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܿܬ݂ (mōṯ)		1st person	ܡܲܘܬܝܼ (mawtī)		ܡܲܘܬܲܢ (mawtan)
	construct	ܡܘܿܬ݂ (mōṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܘܬܘܼܟ݂ (mawtōḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mawtāḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawtawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܘܬܵܐ (mawtā)		3rd person	ܡܲܘܬܹܗ (mawtēh)	ܡܲܘܬܵܗ̇ (mawtāh)	ܡܲܘܬܗܘܿܢ (mawthōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܘܬܝܼ̈ܢ (mawtīn)		1st person	ܡܲܘܬܝܼ̈ (mawtī)		ܡܲܘܬܲܢ̈ (mawtan)
	construct	ܡܲܘܬܲܝ̈ (mawtay)		2nd person	ܡܲܘܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mawtōḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mawtāḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawtawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܘ̈ܬܹܐ (mawtē)		3rd person	ܡܲܘܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mawtūh)	ܡܲܘܬܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mawtōh)	ܡܲܘܬܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mawtayhōn)

Antonyms

• ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥayyē)
• ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥayūtā)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ (mawtānā, “deadly”)
• ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (mawtānāyā, “of death”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܡ ܘ ܬ related to dying, from Proto-Semitic *mawut-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒍗 (mūtu, [ÚŠ]), Arabic مَوْت (mawt), Hebrew מָוֶת (māweṯ), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mawte] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܘܬܐ)

1. death
2. way of dying, cause of death
3. execution
4. (pathology) plague, pestilence

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܬ		1st person	ܡܘܬܝ		ܡܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܘܬܟ	ܡܘܬܟܝ	ܡܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܬܗ	ܡܘܬܗ	ܡܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܬܝܢ		1st person	ܡܘܬܝ		ܡܘܬܝܢ
	construct	ܡܘܬܝ		2nd person	ܡܘܬܝܟ	ܡܘܬܝܟܝ	ܡܘܬܝܟܘܢ	ܡܘܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܬܘܗܝ	ܡܘܬܝܗ	ܡܘܬܝܗܘܢ	ܡܘܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mwt”, 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, page 179b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 260b
• 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, →ISBN, page 731b