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

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑːʃuːθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [nɑːʃuːtɑː]

Noun

ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (nāšūṯāf (uncountable)

  1. humanity, humanness, humankind
Inflection
Inflection of ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
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)
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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 nišwāṯām pl (plural only)

  1. 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
Inflection of ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ
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)
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