ܝܘܬܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Likely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be”), forming unattested *ܝܲܗܘܵܬܝ (*yahwāt) or a corruption of ܗܵܘܝܵܬܝ (hāwyāt), both theoretically being contractions of *ܝܲܗܘܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬܝ (*yahwā at) or *ܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬܝ (*hāwyā at) respectively.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːwɑtː]

Verb

ܝܼܘܵܬܝ • (īwāt) f

1. second-person singular feminine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): You are

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 ܝܘܵܬܝ (ìwāt)