ܚܝܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܚ ܝ ܐ (ḥ y ʾ) |
| 4 terms |
Etymology 1
From Aramaic חַיוּתָא (ḥayūṯā); related to Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh), Hebrew חַיּוּת (khayyút).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [xaj.juːtɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [xaj.juːθɑː]
Noun
ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ • (ḥayutā) f (uncountable)
- (uncountable) life, lifestyle, lifespan
- ܚܝܝܼ ܚܲܝܘܼܬܘܼܟ݂! ― ḥyī ḥayutuḵ! ― Live your life!
- ܠܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܡܲܪܓܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܘܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܚܲܝܘܼܬܝܼ.
- l-ʿālam lē ìwen ḥizyā margā milyā min wardē gāw ḥayutī.
- I have never seen a meadow full of roses in my life.
- Matthew 6:25:
- ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܠܵܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܚܲܡ ܒܘܼܬ ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܕܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܘܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܫܵܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ؛ ܘܠܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ. ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܓܵܢܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܙܵܘܕܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ، ܘܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܙܵܘܕܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵܐ؟
- but āhā bēmārā ìwen illāwḵon, lā āḵliton ḥam but ḥayutāwḵon, d-mudī bit āḵliton w-mudī bit šātēton; w-lā but paḡrāwḵon d-mudī bit lāḇšiton. lē ìlāh gānā buš zāwdā min mēḵultāā, w-paḡrā buš zāwdā min lḇištāā?
- Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not the soul more than food and the body more than clothing?
- vitality
- purity
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥayutā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܝܘܼܬܝܼ (ḥayutī) | ܚܲܝܘܼܬܲܢ (ḥayutan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܝܘܼܬ (ḥayut) | 2nd person | ܚܲܝܘܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥayutuḵ) | ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥayutāḵ) | ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥayutāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥayutā) | 3rd person | ܚܲܝܘܼܬܹܗ (ḥayutēh) | ܚܲܝܘܼܬܘܿܗ̇ (ḥayutoh) | ܚܲܝܘܼܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥayuthon) | ||
See also
- ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥayyē)
Etymology 2
From Aramaic חֵיוְתָא (ḥeywəṯā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Compare Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [xoːtɑː]
Noun
ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܐ or ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥawtā or ḥaywṯā) f (plural ܚܲܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥaywātē), masculine ܚܲܝܘܵܐ (ḥaywā))
- animal, beast
- ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܘܬܵܘܸܪܬܵܐ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.
- īlānā min zarʿā b-ʾarʿā ìlēh, w-tāwirtā ḥawtā ìlāh.
- A tree is from a seed in the ground, and a cow is an animal
- Genesis 1:25:
- ܘܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܘܿܗ̇، ܒܥܝܼܪܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܹܗ، ܘܟܠ ܪܲܚܵܫܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܹܗ. ܘܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.
- w-ʿḇid lēh allāhā ḥawtā d-ʾarʿā lginsoh, bʿīrā lginsēh, w-kul raḥḥāšā d-ʾarʿā lginsēh. w-ḥzē lēh allāhā dṭāḇā ìwā.
- And God made the animal of the earth according to its kind, beast according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
- Revelation 6:3
- ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܦܹܐܪܵܐ ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ ܚܵܬܡܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ، ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܬܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ: «ܬܵܐ ܘܚܙܝܼ».
- īman dpērā ptiḥ lēh ḥātmā trayyānā, šmiʿ lī ḥawtā trayyāntā bēmārā: “tā w-ḥzī”.
- When the lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see”.
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܐ (ḥawtā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܝܼ (ḥawtī) | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܲܢ (ḥawtan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܝܘܲܬ (ḥaywat) | 2nd person | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥawtuḵ) | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥawtāḵ) | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥawtāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܐ (ḥawtā) | 3rd person | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܹܗ (ḥawtēh) | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܘܿܗ̇ (ḥawtoh) | ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥawthon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܝܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (ḥaywātī) | ܚܲܝܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (ḥaywātan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܝܘܵܬ̈ (ḥaywāt) | 2nd person | ܚܲܝܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥaywātuḵ) | ܚܲܝܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥaywātāḵ) | ܚܲܝܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaywātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥaywātē) | 3rd person | ܚܲܝܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥaywātuh) | ܚܲܝܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥaywātoh) | ܚܲܝܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥaywāthon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥawtānāyā, “animal; bestial; zoological”)
- ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܚܲܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mmallut ḥaywātē, “zoology”)
See also
- ܒܥܝܼܪܵܐ (bʿīrā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܚ-ܝ-ܐ (ḥ-y-ʾ) related to living; compare Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh), Hebrew חַיּוּת (ḥayyûṯ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħajwəθɑ] (singular)
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ħajuθo] (singular)
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ħajjuθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħajwɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܚܝܘܬܐ • (ḥayyūṯā) f (plural ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywāṯā))
- life, living, vitality
- animal nature, animality
- purity
Inflection
declension of ܚܝܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܝܘ | ܚܝܘܢ |
| construct | ܚܝܘܬ | ܚܝܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܚܝܘܬܐ | ܚܝܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܝܘܬܝ | ܚܝܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟ | ܚܝܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܝ | ܚܝܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܝܘܬܗ | ܚܝܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܝܘܬܗ | ܚܝܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܝܘܬܢ | ܚܝܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܘܢ | ܚܝܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܝܢ | ܚܝܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܝܘܬܗܘܢ | ܚܝܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܝܘܬܗܝܢ | ܚܝܘܬܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܚܝܐ (ḥayyē)
Etymology 2
From the root ܚ-ܝ-ܐ (ḥ-y-ʾ) related to living; compare Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħajw(ə)θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħajwɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܚܝܘܬܐ • (ḥaywəṯā) c (plural ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywāṯā))
- creature, beast, wild animal (especially carnivore)
Inflection
declension of ܚܝܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܝܘܐ | ܚܝܘܢ |
| construct | ܚܝܘܬ | ܚܝܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܚܝܘܬܐ | ܚܝܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܝܘܬܝ | ܚܝܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟ | ܚܝܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܝ | ܚܝܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܝܘܬܗ | ܚܝܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܝܘܬܗ | ܚܝܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܝܘܬܢ | ܚܝܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܘܢ | ܚܝܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܝܘܬܟܝܢ | ܚܝܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܝܘܬܗܘܢ | ܚܝܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܝܘܬܗܝܢ | ܚܝܘܬܗܝܢ |
Antonyms
- ܒܥܝܪܐ (bəʿīrā)
References
- “ḥyw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-23
- “ḥywh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-23
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 103a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 140a
- 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 445b–446a