ܡܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܘ ܬ (m w t)
6 terms

Of the noun pattern 1a23ā, inherited from Aramaic מַוְתָא (mawtā), from Proto-Semitic *mawut-; cognate with Arabic مَوْت (mawt), Hebrew מָוֶת (mávet), Akkadian 𒍗 (mūtu, [ÚŠ]), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mt).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [mawtɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [moːθɑ]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [moːtɑ]

Noun

ܡܲܘܬܵܐ • (mawtā) m (plural ܡܲܘ̈ܬܹܐ (mawtē))

death (the cessation of life and all associated processes)
ܡܘܼܚܒܲܬܝ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܢ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܗܲܠ ܡܲܘܬܵܐ. ― He loved you from life until death.

ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܲܪܒܵܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ ܘܟܠ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܐܵܪܹܥ
mawtā ìlēh šarbā d-kul miskēnā w-kul ˁatīrā bid ārēˁ
Death is a matter that every poor man and every rich man will meet.
a death
Synonym: ܡܝܵܬ݂ܬܵܐ (myāṯtā)

ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ ܩܸܡ ܫܵܒ݂ܹܩ ܠܹܗ ܕܡܓܲܠܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ܡܸܢ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ
mawtā d-baḵtēh qim šāḇēq lēh d-mgalwē lāh nafšēh min ˁālmā
The death of his wife caused him to exile himself from the world.
way of dying, cause of death

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܲܘܬܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܡܘܿܬ݂ (mōṯ)		1^st person	ܡܲܘܬܝܼ (mawtī)		ܡܲܘܬܲܢ (mawtan)
	construct	ܡܘܿܬ݂ (mōṯ)		2^nd person	ܡܲܘܬܘܼܟ݂ (mawtōḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mawtāḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawtawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܘܬܵܐ (mawtā)		3^rd person	ܡܲܘܬܹܗ (mawtēh)	ܡܲܘܬܵܗ̇ (mawtāh)	ܡܲܘܬܗܘܿܢ (mawthōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܘܬܝܼ̈ܢ (mawtīn)		1^st person	ܡܲܘܬܝܼ̈ (mawtī)		ܡܲܘܬܲܢ̈ (mawtan)
	construct	ܡܲܘܬܲܝ̈ (mawtay)		2^nd person	ܡܲܘܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mawtōḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mawtāḵ)	ܡܲܘܬܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawtawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܘ̈ܬܹܐ (mawtē)		3^rd person	ܡܲܘܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mawtūh)	ܡܲܘܬܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mawtōh)	ܡܲܘܬܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mawtayhōn)

Antonyms

ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥayyē)
ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥayūtā)

Derived terms

ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܐ (mawtānā, “deadly”)
ܡܲܘܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (mawtānāyā, “of death”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܡ ܘ ܬ related to dying, from Proto-Semitic *mawut-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒍗 (mūtu, [ÚŠ]), Arabic مَوْت (mawt), Hebrew מָוֶת (māweṯ), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mawtɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [mawte] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܘܬܐ)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܘܬܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܬ		1^st person	ܡܘܬܝ		ܡܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܘܬ		2^nd person	ܡܘܬܟ	ܡܘܬܟܝ	ܡܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܬܐ		3^rd person	ܡܘܬܗ	ܡܘܬܗ	ܡܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܬܝܢ		1^st person	ܡܘܬܝ		ܡܘܬܝܢ
	construct	ܡܘܬܝ		2^nd person	ܡܘܬܝܟ	ܡܘܬܝܟܝ	ܡܘܬܝܟܘܢ	ܡܘܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܬܐ		3^rd person	ܡܘܬܘܗܝ	ܡܘܬܝܗ	ܡܘܬܝܗܘܢ	ܡܘܬܝܗܝܢ

References

“mwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 179b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 260b
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, →ISBN, page 731b