ܡܘܬܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

Of the noun pattern 1a23ānā, possibly from Akkadian mūtānu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mawtɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [moːtɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ • (mawtānā) m (plural ܡܲܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mawtānē))

1. (pathology) plague, pestilence (highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating epidemic disease)

   Synonym: ܡܚܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (mḥōṯā)

   ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܠܝܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܓܲܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ

   mawtānā rabbā qṭīl lēh milyōn nāšē gaw ēwrōpē

   The great plague killed a million people in Europe.

2. plague (widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)

   ܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܡܲܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ، ܡܸܢ ܩܲܡܨܹ̈ܐ ܗܲܠ ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܕܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܦܸܪܥܘܿܢ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܡܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܫܹܐ ܠܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ.

   ˁisrā mawtānē ˁal miṣrēn, min qamṣē hal mawtā d-buḵrā d-malkā, ḥārāˀīṯ pirˁōn šḇīq lēh ˁammā d-mūšē lēzālā.

   Ten plagues over Egypt, from locusts to the death of the king's firstborn, finally Pharaoh let Moses's people go.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܲܘܬܵܢ (mawtān)		1st person	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܝܼ (mawtānī)		ܡܲܘܬܵܢܲܢ (mawtānan)
	construct	ܡܲܘܬܵܢ (mawtān)		2nd person	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (mawtānōḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mawtānāḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawtānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ (mawtānā)		3rd person	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܹܗ (mawtānēh)	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܗ̇ (mawtānāh)	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܗܘܿܢ (mawtānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (mawtānīn)		1st person	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܝܼ̈ (mawtānī)		ܡܲܘܬܵܢܲܢ̈ (mawtānan)
	construct	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܲܝ̈ (mawtānay)		2nd person	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mawtānōḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mawtānāḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawtānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mawtānē)		3rd person	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mawtānūh)	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mawtānōh)	ܡܲܘܬܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mawtānayhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

From ܡܲܘܬܵܐ (mawtā, “death”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mawtaːnaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [moːθaːna]

Adjective

ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ • (mawtānā) (feminine ܡܲܘܬܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mawtānīṯā), plural ܡܲܘ̈ܬܵܢܹܐ (mawtānē))

1. causing death, deadly, mortal, lethal

   ܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܘܬܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― ḥṭīṯā mawtānīṯā ― Mortal sin.

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawθɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mawθɑne] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic מוֹתָנָא (mōṯānā), from Akkadian 𒉆𒁁𒈨𒌍 (/⁠mūtānu⁠/), possibly a loan from Amorite or a Hittite intermediary as the Akkadian 𒉡 (/⁠nu, -annu⁠/) is found frequently in loanwords or re-borrowings that have passed through Anatolia. Ultimate origin from Proto-Semitic *mawt- (“death, ceasing, non-existence”)

Noun

ܡܘܬܢܐ • (mawṯānā) m (plural ܡܘܬܢܐ (mawṯānē))

1. plague

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܬܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܬܢ		1st person	ܡܘܬܢܝ		ܡܘܬܢܢ
	construct	ܡܘܬܢ		2nd person	ܡܘܬܢܟ	ܡܘܬܢܟܝ	ܡܘܬܢܟܘܢ	ܡܘܬܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܬܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܬܢܗ	ܡܘܬܢܗ	ܡܘܬܢܗܘܢ	ܡܘܬܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܬܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܘܬܢܝ		ܡܘܬܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܘܬܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܘܬܢܝܟ	ܡܘܬܢܝܟܝ	ܡܘܬܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܘܬܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܬܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܬܢܘܗܝ	ܡܘܬܢܝܗ	ܡܘܬܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܘܬܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Calque of Arabic محافظة المثنى

Proper noun

ܡܘܬܢܐ • (mūṯannā)

1. Muthanna (a governorate of Iraq)