ܐܢܫܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܢ ܫ (ˀ n š) |
| 4 terms |
From ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā, “human, person”) + -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); cognate to Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁוּת (enoshút) and Arabic إِنْسَانِيَّة (ʔinsāniyya).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (nāšūṯā) f (uncountable)
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼ (nāšū) | 1st person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (nāšūṯī) | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (nāšūṯan) | |||
| construct | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ (nāšūṯ) | 2nd person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (nāšūṯōḵ) | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (nāšūṯāḵ) | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāšūṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nāšūṯā) | 3rd person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (nāšūṯēh) | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (nāšūṯāh) | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (nāšuṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nāšūṯānāyā, “philanthropist, humanitarian”)
See also
- ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ (bnaynāšā)
Etymology 2
Pluralized form of the above or of ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā, “person”). The singular form is used for relatives in Classical Syriac ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nāšūṯā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑːʃwɑːθɑː], [nɪːʃwɑːθɑː]
Noun
ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ or ܐ݇ܢܸܫܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (nāšwāṯā or nišwāṯā) m pl (plural only)
- extended family, relatives
- ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ.
- īṯ lī nāšwāṯā gaw ustrālīyā.
- I have family in Australia.
- ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܡܸܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ
- īlāh min nāšwāṯī
- She is my relative.
- (literally, “She is from my relatives.”)
- ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ ܓܲܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ.
- kullhōn nāšwāṯī gaw ēwrōpē ìnā.
- All my family is in Europe.
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| plural | absolute | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܢ̈ (nāšwān) | 1st person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (nāšwāṯī) | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (nāšwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܬ݂̈ (nāšwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nāšwāṯōḵ) | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nāšwāṯāḵ) | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāšwāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nāšwāṯā) | 3rd person | ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (nāšwāṯēh) | ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (nāšwāṯāh) | ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nāšwāṯhōn) | |||