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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic ית (yāṯ); compare Hebrew אֵת ('et), Phoenician 𐤀𐤉𐤕 (ʾyt) and Punic 𐤀𐤕 (ʾt).
Pronunciation
Preposition
ܝܵܬ݂ • (yāṯ)
- (formal) used to introduce a semantically definite direct object
Usage notes
- In formal and especially written Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܝܵܬ݂ (yāṯ) is used for indicating direct definite objects where as ܠ- (l-) is used to indicate indirect objects. The natively inherited dialects however often use ܠ- (l-) for both.
Inflection
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܝܵܬ݂ • (yāṯ) f sg
- construct state singular of ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yāṯā, “self”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Aramaic ית (yāṯ); compare Hebrew אֵת (ēṯ).
Pronunciation
Preposition
ܝܬ • (yāṯ)
- Used to introduce a direct object.
- (with suffixes) self (e.g. myself, himself, etc.)
Inflection
Takes type-I suffixes.
declension of ܝܬ
| 1st c. sg. (me)
|
ܝܬܝ
|
| 2nd m. sg. (you)
|
ܝܬܟ
|
| 2nd f. sg. (you)
|
ܝܬܟܝ
|
| 3rd m. sg. (him)
|
ܝܬܗ
|
| 3rd f. sg. (her)
|
ܝܬܗ
|
| 1st c. pl. (us)
|
ܝܬܢ
|
| 2nd m. pl. (you)
|
ܝܬܟܘܢ
|
| 2nd f. pl. (you)
|
ܝܬܟܝܢ
|
| 3rd m. pl. (them)
|
ܝܬܗܘܢ
|
| 3rd f. pl. (them)
|
ܝܬܗܝܢ
|
References
- “yt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press