ܡܘܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic מַוְתָא (mawṯā), from Proto-Semitic *mawut-; cognate with Arabic مَوْت (mawt), Hebrew מָוֶת (mávet), Akkadian 𒍗 (mūtu, ), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mt).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܵܘܬܵܐ • (māwtā) m (plural ܡܵܘܬܹ̈ܐ (māwtē))

  1. death (the cessation of life and all associated processes)
    ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܗܲܠ ܡܵܘܬܵܐ. ― He loved you from life until death.
    ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܨܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܐ ܘܟܠ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܐܵܪܸܥ
    mawtā ìlēh ṣḇūṯā dkul miskēnā w-kul ˁatīrā bid āriˁ
    Death is a matter that every poor man and every rich man will meet.
  2. a death
    Synonym: ܡܝܵܬ݂ܬܵܐ (myāṯtā)
    ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ ܟܸܡ ܫܵܒ݂ܸܩ ܠܹܗ ܕܡܓܲܠܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ܡܸܢ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ
    mawtā dbaḵtēh kim šāḇiq lēh dmgalwē lāh nafšēh min ˁālmā
    The death of his wife caused him to exile himself from the world.
  3. way of dying, cause of death

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܘܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܵܘܬ (māwt) 1st person ܡܵܘܬܝܼ (māwtī) ܡܵܘܬܲܢ (māwtan)
construct ܡܵܘܬ (māwt) 2nd person ܡܵܘܬܘܼܟ݂ (māwtōḵ) ܡܵܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ (māwtāḵ) ܡܵܘܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwtawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܵܘܬܵܐ (māwtā) 3rd person ܡܵܘܬܹܗ (māwtēh) ܡܵܘܬܵܗ̇ (māwtāh) ܡܵܘܬܗܘܿܢ (māwthōn)
plural absolute ܡܵܘܬܝܼ̈ܢ (māwtīn) 1st person ܡܵܘܬܝܼ̈ (māwtī) ܡܵܘܬܲܢ̈ (māwtan)
construct ܡܵܘܬܲܝ̈ (māwtay) 2nd person ܡܵܘܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (māwtōḵ) ܡܵܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (māwtāḵ) ܡܵܘܬܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwtawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܵܘܬܹ̈ܐ (māwtē) 3rd person ܡܵܘܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (māwtūh) ܡܵܘܬܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (māwtōh) ܡܵܘܬܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (māwtayhōn)

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Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܡ ܘ ܬ related to dying, from Proto-Semitic *mawut-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒍗 (mūtu, ), Arabic مَوْت (mawt), Hebrew מָוֶת (māweṯ), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mt).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܘܬܐ)

  1. death
  2. way of dying, cause of death
  3. execution
  4. (pathology) plague, pestilence

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܘܬ 1st person ܡܘܬܝ ܡܘܬܢ
construct ܡܘܬ 2nd person ܡܘܬܟ ܡܘܬܟܝ ܡܘܬܟܘܢ ܡܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܘܬܐ 3rd person ܡܘܬܗ ܡܘܬܗ ܡܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܘܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܘܬܝܢ 1st person ܡܘܬܝ ܡܘܬܝܢ
construct ܡܘܬܝ 2nd person ܡܘܬܝܟ ܡܘܬܝܟܝ ܡܘܬܝܟܘܢ ܡܘܬܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܘܬܐ 3rd person ܡܘܬܘܗܝ ܡܘܬܝܗ ܡܘܬܝܗܘܢ ܡܘܬܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “mwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 179b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 260b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 731b
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