ܝܗܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܗܘܹܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ (hwē wā) (masculine)
• ܗܸܘܝܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ (hiwyā wā) (feminine)
• ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܬ݇ (īwā) (feminine)

Etymology

Corruption of ܗܘܹܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ (hwē wā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːwɑː]
• (Barwari)

  IPA^(key): [weːwa], [ʔiːyeːwa], [ʔiːwa] (masculine)

  IPA^(key): [waːwa], [ʔiːyaːwa], [ʔiːwa] (feminine)

• (Hertevin)

  IPA^(key): [hweːwa] (masculine)

  IPA^(key): [huːjaːwa] (feminine)

• (Nineveh Plains)

  IPA^(key): [weːwa], [waːweː] (masculine)

  IPA^(key): [waːwa] (feminine)

Verb

ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ • (īwā)

1. third-person singular masculine past indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): He was, it was
2. third-person singular feminine past indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): She was, it was

Usage notes

• The ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā) under the ܝܘܿܕ (yōd) usually drops if a vowel sound precedes, with or without ܐ, and the ܝܘܿܕ (yōd) coalesces. Therefore written ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ (ìwā)