ܦܬܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܬ ܐ (p t ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic פֵּתְוָא (peṯwā); cognate to Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪθ.wɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pɪt.wɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ • (piṯwā) m sg (plural ܦܸܬ݂ܘܹ̈ܐ (piṯwē))

1. width, breadth

   ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ ܕܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ 10 ܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ ― piṯwā d-tāwānā ìlēh 10 mīṭrē ― The breadth of the room is 10 metres.

2. latitude

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (piṯwā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܝܼ (piṯwī)		ܦܸܬ݂ܘܲܢ (piṯwan)
	construct	ܦܬ݂ܲܘ (pṯaw)	2nd person	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܘܼܟ݂ (piṯwūḵ)	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܟ݂ܝ (piṯwāḵ)	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (piṯwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (piṯwā)	3rd person	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܹܗ (piṯwēh)	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܗ̇ (piṯwāh)	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܗܘܿܢ (piṯwhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܝܼ̈ (piṯwī)		ܦܸܬ݂ܘܲܢ̈ (piṯwan)
	construct	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܲܝ̈ (piṯway)	2nd person	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (piṯwūḵ)	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (piṯwāḵ)	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (piṯwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܹ̈ܐ (piṯwē)	3rd person	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (piṯwūh)	ܦܸܬ݂ܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (piṯwōh)	ܦܸܬ݂ܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (piṯwhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (piṯwānāyā, “latitudinal”)
• ܦܸܬ݂ܘܵܢܵܐ (piṯwānā, “broad”)