-ܐܝܬ

See also: ܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Derived from the feminine adjective ending -ܵܝܬܵܐ (-āytā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔiθː]

Suffix

ܐܝܼܬ݂- • (īṯ-)

    1. Used to form adverbs from nouns or adjectives.
      ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (ḥārāyā, final) + ‎-ܐܝܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥārāˀīṯ, finally)
      ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā, nature) + ‎-ܐܝܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܟܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (kyānāˀīṯ, naturally)
      ܚܹܐܪܵܐ (ḥērā, free) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܚܹܐܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥērāˀīṯ, freely)
      ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ (parṣōpā, person) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (parṣōpāˀīṯ, personally)
    2. (formal) to, toward, in the direction of, -ward used only with inherently directional nouns
      ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (yamīnā, right) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yamīnāˀīṯ, rightward)
      ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā, left) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (simmālāˀīṯ, leftward)
      ܓܲܪܒܝܵܐ (garbyā, north) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܓܲܪܒܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (garbyāˀīṯ, northward)
      ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐ (taymnā, south) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܬܲܝܡܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (taymnāˀīṯ, southward)
      ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ (maḏnḥā, east) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (maḏnḥāˀīṯ, eastward)
      ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (maˁrḇā, west) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (maˁrḇāˀīṯ, westward)
    3. Used to form proper nouns denoting languages.
      ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (surrāyā, Assyrian) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܣܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (sūrāˀīṯ, Assyrian language, literally Assyrianly)
      ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ˁarḇāyā, Arab) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁarḇāˀīṯ, Arabic language, literally Arabicly)
      ܩܘܼܪܕܵܝܵܐ (qurdāyā, Kurd) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܩܘܼܪܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qurdāˀīṯ, Kurdish language, literally Kurdishly)
      ܦܵܪܣܵܝܵܐ (pārsāyā, Persian) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܦܵܪܣܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pārsāˀīṯ, Persian language, literally Persianly)
      ܥܸܒ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (ˁiḇrāyā, Hebrew) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܥܸܒ݂ܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁiḇrāˀīṯ, Hebrew language, literally Hebrewly)
      ܝܵܘܢܵܝܵܐ (yāwnāyā, Greek) + ‎-ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ) → ‎ܝܵܘܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yāwnāˀīṯ, Greek language, literally Greekly)

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