ܚܝܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܝ-ܐ (ḳ-y-ʾ) related to living, from Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (animal); compare Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xeːwɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ħaj.wɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܝܘܵܐ (ḵaywā) m sg (feminine ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܐ (ḵawtā), plural ܚܲܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḵaywātē))

  1. animal, beast

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Derived terms

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