ܡܘܬܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Possibly from Akkadian mūtānu.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [moːtɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ • (māwtānā) m (plural ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (māwtānē))
- (pathology) plague, pestilence (highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating epidemic disease)
- ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܠܝܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܵܐ
- māwtānā gūrā qṭīl lēh milyōn nāšē gāw ēwrōpā
- The great plague killed a million people in Europe.
- plague (widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)
- ܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ، ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܡܨܹ̈ܐ ܗܲܠ ܡܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ ܦܸܪܥܘܿܢ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܛܵܝܸܦܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܫܹܐ ܠܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ.
- ˁisrā māwtānē ˁal miṣrēn, min qamṣē hal māwtā d-buḵrā d-malkā, ḥārāˀīt pirˁōn šḇīq lēh ṭāyippā 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
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܵܘܬܵܢ (māwtān) | 1st person | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܝܼ (māwtānī) | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܲܢ (māwtānan) | |||
| construct | ܡܵܘܬܵܢ (māwtān) | 2nd person | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (māwtānōḵ) | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (māwtānāḵ) | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwtānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ (māwtānā) | 3rd person | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹܗ (māwtānēh) | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܗ̇ (māwtānāh) | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܗܘܿܢ (māwtānhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (māwtānīn) | 1st person | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܝܼ̈ (māwtānī) | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܲܢ̈ (māwtānan) | |||
| construct | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܲܝ̈ (māwtānay) | 2nd person | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (māwtānōḵ) | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (māwtānāḵ) | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwtānawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (māwtānē) | 3rd person | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (māwtānūh) | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (māwtānōh) | ܡܵܘܬܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (māwtānayhōn) | |||
Etymology 2
ܡܲܘܬܵܐ (mawtā, “death”) + -ܢܐ (-ānā)
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [mawtaːnaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [moːθaːna]
Adjective
ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ • (mawtānā) (feminine ܡܲܘܬܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mawtānīṯā), plural ܡܲܘ̈ܬܵܢܹܐ (mawtānē))
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))
Inflection
| 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)
- Muthanna (a governorate of Iraq)