ܡܘܬܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

Etymology 1

Possibly from Akkadian mūtānu.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [moːtɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ • (māwtānām (plural ܡܵܘܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (māwtānē))

  1. (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.
  2. 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
Inflection of ܡܵܘܬܵܢܵܐ
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

Adjective

ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ • (mawtānā) (feminine ܡܲܘܬܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mawtānīṯā), plural ܡܲܘ̈ܬܵܢܹܐ (mawtānē))

  1. causing death, deadly, mortal, lethal
    ܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܘܬܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐḥṭīṯā mawtānīṯāMortal sin.

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 • (mawṯānām (plural ܡܘܬܢܐ (mawṯānē))

  1. plague
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܘܬܢܐ
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)

  1. Muthanna (a governorate of Iraq)