ܚܝܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܝ-ܐ‎ (ḥ-y-ʾ) related to living; compare Arabic حَيَاة‎ (ḥayāh), Hebrew חַיּוּת‎ (ḥayyûṯ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħajjuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħajwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܝܘܬܐ • (ḥayyūṯāʾ) f (plural ܚܝܘܬܐ)

  1. life, living, vitality
  2. animal nature, animality
  3. 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

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(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħajwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܝܘܬܐ • (ḥaywəṯāʾ) c (plural ܚܝܘܬܐ)

  1. 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

References
  • “ḥyw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-23
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 103a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, pp. 445b-446a
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