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
- second-person singular feminine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): You are
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 ܝܘܵܬܝ (ìwāt)