Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic אַיכַּנָא (ʾaykannā, “how, as”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending) + -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (aykannāyūṯā) f sg (plural ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (aykannāywāṯē))
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (aykannāyūṯī) |
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (aykannāyūṯan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ (aykannāyūṯ) |
2nd person | ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (aykannāyūṯūḵ) |
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (aykannāyūṯāḵ) |
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aykannāyūṯāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (aykannāyūṯā) |
3rd person | ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (aykannāyūṯēh) |
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (aykannāyūṯāh) |
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (aykannāyuṯhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (aykannāywāṯī) |
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (aykannāywāṯan) | ||
| construct | ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (aykannāywāṯ) |
2nd person | ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (aykannāywāṯūḵ) |
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (aykannāywāṯāḵ) |
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aykannāywāṯāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (aykannāywāṯē) |
3rd person | ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (aykannāywāṯūh) |
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (aykannāywāṯōh) |
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (aykannāywāṯhōn) | ||