ܐܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1
ܐܬܐ ܕܐܡܘܬ̈ܐ ܡܚܝܕܬ̈ܐ

From Aramaic אָתָא‎ (ʾāṯā), from Proto-Semitic *awayat-, cognate with Hebrew אוֹת‎ (ot, “sign”) and Arabic آية‎ (ʔāya, “sign”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɑːtɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܬܵܐ • (ātā) f (plural ܐܵܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (ātwātē))

  1. flag, banner
    ‏ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܲܚ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܚܸܕܝܹ̈ܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܡܲܩܸܡܲܚ ܐܵܬܵܐ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܥܪܵܪܵܐ.‎‎
    bit hāwaḥ rābā ḥidyē b-yāwmā d-maqqimaḥ ātā āšorāytā ʿal ʿrārā.
    We will be very happy the day that we raise the Assyrian flag on the flagpole.
  2. symbol, sign, mark
Inflection
Inflection of ܐܵܬܵܐ (ātā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܐܵܬܝܼ‎
(ātī)		 ܐܵܬܲܢ‎
(ātan)
construct ܐܵܬ‎
(āt)		 2nd person ܐܵܬܘܼܟ݂‎
(ātuḵ)		 ܐܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(ātāḵ)		 ܐܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ātāwḵon)
emphatic ܐܵܬܵܐ
(ātā)		 3rd person ܐܵܬܹܗ‎
(ātēh)		 ܐܵܬܘܿܗ̇‎
(ātoh)		 ܐܵܬܗܘܿܢ‎
(āthon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܐܵܬܘܵܬܝܼ̈‎
(ātwātī)		 ܐܵܬܘܵܬܲܢ̈‎
(ātwātan)
construct ܐܵܬܘܵܬ̈‎
(ātwāt)		 2nd person ܐܵܬܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(ātwātuḵ)		 ܐܵܬܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(ātwātāḵ)		 ܐܵܬܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ātwātāwḵon)
emphatic ܐܵܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎
(ātwātē)		 3rd person ܐܵܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܗ‎
(ātwātēh)		 ܐܵܬܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(ātwātoh)		 ܐܵܬܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(ātwāthon)
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Root
ܐ ܬ ܐ‎ (ʾ t ʾ)
3 terms

From Aramaic אֲתָא‎ (ʾaṯā); related to Ugaritic 𐎀𐎚𐎆 (ảtw, “come”), Arabic أَتَى‎ (ʔatā, “come”) and Ge'ez አተወ (ʾätäwä, “go home”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɑːteː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ɑːθeː]
  • (Upper Tyari) IPA(key): [ɑːʃeː]

Verb

ܐܵܬܹܐ • (ātē) (present participle ܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ‎ (tāyā), past participle ܐܸܬܝܵܐ‎ (ityā))

  1. to come
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܐܵܬܹܐ (ātē)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ‎
(tē lī)		 ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎
(tē luḵ)		 ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ‎
(tē lēh)		 ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ‎
(tē lan)		 ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(tē lāwḵon)		 ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎
(tē lhon)
f ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(tē lāḵ)		 ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇‎
(tē lāh)
non-past m ܐܵܬܹܝܢ‎
(ātēn)		 ܐܵܬܹܝܬ‎
(ātēt)		 ܐܵܬܹܐ
(ātē)		 ܐܵܬܲܚ‎
(ātaḥ)		 ܐܵܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ‎
(ātēton)		 ܐܵܬܝܼ‎
(ātī)
f ܐܵܬܝܵܢ‎
(ātyān)		 ܐܵܬܝܵܬ‎
(ātyāt)		 ܐܵܬܝܵܐ‎
(ātyā)
imperative m ܬܵܐ‎
(tā)		 ܬܹܝܡܘܼܢ‎
(tēmun)
f ܬܵܐܝ‎
(tā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew אוֹת‎ (ʾôṯ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʔɑθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܬܐ • (ˀāṯā) f (plural ܐܬܘܬܐ‎)

  1. sign, mark, token
  2. ensign, standard, banner, flag
  3. (in the plural) description, figure
  4. example
  5. monument, monstrosity
  6. (astronomy) constellation
    Synonyms: ܡܙܠܐ‎, ܦܘܣܩܢܐ‎
  7. miracle
  8. pledge, promise
  9. trace
  10. (dialectal, pathology) kind of measles

Inflection
    declension of ܐܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܐܬ‎ ܐܬܘܢ‎
construct ܐܬ‎ ܐܬܘܬ‎
emphatic ܐܬܐ ܐܬܘܬܐ‎
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܐܬܝ‎ ܐܬܘܬܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܐܬܟ‎ ܐܬܘܬܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܐܬܟܝ‎ ܐܬܘܬܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܐܬܗ‎ ܐܬܘܬܗ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܐܬܗ‎ ܐܬܘܬܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܐܬܢ‎ ܐܬܘܬܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܐܬܟܘܢ‎ ܐܬܘܬܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܐܬܟܝܢ‎ ܐܬܘܬܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܐܬܗܘܢ‎ ܐܬܘܬܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܐܬܗܝܢ‎ ܐܬܘܬܗܝܢ‎

References
  • “ˀt”, 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, p. 22a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 31b
  • 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, p. 109a-b
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