ܝܘܚ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Likely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be”), forming unattested *ܝܲܗܘܲܚ (*yahwaḥ) or a corruption of ܗܵܘܲܚ (hāwaḥ), both having elements of the root ܗ-ܘ-ܐ (h-w-ā) and ܐܲܚܢܲܢ (aḥnan, “us”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːwax.]
- (Nineveh Plains)
- (Tesqopa) IPA(key): [ʔiːwux.]
- (Sanandaj) IPA(key): [ʔiːwux.]
Verb
ܝܼܘܲܚ • (īwaḥ)
- first-person plural present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): We are
- ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܢܵܨܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ، ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ
- aḥnan nāṣrāyē ìwaḥ, aḥnan āšorāyē ìwaḥ
- We are Nazarenes, we are Assyrians.
Usage notes
- The ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā) under the ܝܘܿܕ (yod) usually drops if a vowel sound precedes, with or without ܐ, and the ܝܘܿܕ (yod) coalesces. Therefore written ܝܘܲܚ (ìwaḥ)