ܗܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Arabic هُوَّة (huwwa), Hebrew הַוָּה (hawwâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [haw(wə)θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [hawwe], [hawwɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܗܘܬܐ • (hawwəṯā) f (plural ܗܘܬܐ or ܗܘܐ)
- pit, abyss, deep, cavern
- wind
- destruction
Inflection
declension of ܗܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܗܘܐ | ܗܘܢ ,ܗܘܝܢ |
| construct | ܗܘܬ | ܗܘܬ ,ܗܘܝ |
| emphatic | ܗܘܬܐ | ܗܘܬܐ ,ܗܘܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܗܘܬܝ | ܗܘܬܝ ,ܗܘܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܗܘܬܟ | ܗܘܬܟ ,ܗܘܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܗܘܬܟܝ | ܗܘܬܟܝ ,ܗܘܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܗܘܬܗ | ܗܘܬܗ ,ܗܘܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܗܘܬܗ | ܗܘܬܗ ,ܗܘܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܗܘܬܢ | ܗܘܬܢ ,ܗܘܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܗܘܬܟܘܢ | ܗܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܗܘܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܗܘܬܟܝܢ | ܗܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܗܘܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܗܘܬܗܘܢ | ܗܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܗܘܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܗܘܬܗܝܢ | ܗܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܗܘܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “hwtˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-10-02
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 74b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 103a
- 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, page 339a