ܠܘܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܠ ܘ ܐ (l w ˀ)
1 term

Etymology 1

From ܠܹܘܝܼ (lēwī, “Levi”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [leːwɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܠܹܘܵܝܵܐ • (lēwāyā) (feminine ܠܹܘܵܝܬܵܐ (lēwāytā), plural ܠܹܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (lēwāyē))

Levite (one of the tribe of Levi)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [lɪw.jɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [luːjɑː]

Noun

ܠܸܘܝܵܐ • (liwyā) m sg (plural ܠܸܘܝܹ̈ܐ (liwyē), feminine ܠܘܝܼܬܵܐ (lwītā))

colleague, coworker, workmate
association member, fellow
Synonym: ܫܲܘܬܵܦܵܐ (šawtāpā)
friend, comrade
Synonyms: ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā), ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (yadīḏā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܠܸܘܝܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܠܘܹܐ (lwē)		1^st person	ܠܸܘܝܝܼ (liwyī)		ܠܸܘܝܲܢ (liwyan)
	construct	ܠܘܹܐ (lwē)		2^nd person	ܠܸܘܝܘܼܟ݂ (liwyōḵ)	ܠܸܘܝܵܟ݂ܝ (liwyāḵ)	ܠܸܘܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (liwyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܸܘܝܵܐ (liwyā)		3^rd person	ܠܸܘܝܹܗ (liwyēh)	ܠܸܘܝܵܗ̇ (liwyāh)	ܠܸܘܝܗܘܿܢ (liwihōn)
plural	absolute	ܠܸܘܝܝܼ̈ܢ (liwyīn)		1^st person	ܠܸܘܝܝܼ̈ (liwyī)		ܠܸܘܝܲܢ̈ (liwyan)
	construct	ܠܸܘܝܲܝ̈ (liwyay)		2^nd person	ܠܸܘܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (liwyōḵ)	ܠܸܘܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (liwyāḵ)	ܠܸܘܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (liwyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܸܘܝܹ̈ܐ (liwyē)		3^rd person	ܠܸܘܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (liwyūh)	ܠܸܘܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (liwyōh)	ܠܸܘܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (liwyayhōn)

Derived terms

ܠܸܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (liwyūṯā)

Interjection

ܠܸܘܝܵܐ • (liwyā)

good!, so be it!, all right!