ܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܬܐ

Etymology 1

Apheretic form of Aramaic אֶדְנָתָא (ʾeḏnāṯā), plural form of אֶדְנָא (ʾeḏnā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn-.

Alternative forms

  • (Qudshanis, Salamas, Gawar) ܢܵܘܝܼܵܬ݇ܐ (nāwīyā)

Pronunciation

  • (Iraqi Koine) IPA(key): [ˈnä.tʰä]
  • (Ashiret, Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈnä.θä]
  • (Upper Tyari) IPA(key): [ˈnä.tʰä], [ˈnä.ʃä]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈnɒ.tʰɒ]
  • (Qudshanis, Salamas, Gawar) IPA(key): [näˈwi.jä]
  • Homophone: ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā) (Upper Tyari)

Noun

ܢܵܬܵܐ or ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nātā or nāṯā) f (plural ܢܵܬܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (nātyātē) or ܢܵܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nāṯyāṯā) or ܢܸܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (niṯyāṯā) or ܢܗܵܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nhāṯyāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing), auricle
    • 2002, “Matthew 11:15”, in Aramaic Bible Translation, transl., The New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Psalms in Assyrian:
      ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܝܼܬ ܠܹܗ ܢܵܬܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܠܸܫܡܵܥܵܐ ܫܵܡܹܥ
      man d-īt lēh nātyātē lišmāʿā šāmēʿ
      He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
  2. (animal anatomy) fish gill
  3. (Hakkari) handle
    Synonym: ܩܲܬܵܐ (qattā)
Usage notes

The plural ܢܵܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nāṯyāṯā) is used by Hakkari and Nineveh Plains dialects. In addition, the alternative plural ܢܸܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (niṯyāṯā) is used in the Ashitha dialect and the plural ܢܗܵܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nhāṯyāṯā) in the Alqosh dialect.

Inflection

Etymology 2

Root
ܢ ܬ ܐ (n t ʾ)
1 term

Pronunciation

  • (Iraqi Koine) IPA(key): /naːte/, [ˈnä.tʰe]

Verb

ܢܵܬܹܐ (nātē) (present participle ܢܬܵܝܵܐ (ntāyā), past participle ܢܸܬܝܵܐ (nityā))

  1. to project, stick out
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Intensive form of the above.

Pronunciation

  • (Iraqi Koine) IPA(key): /natte/, [ˈnä.tʰe]

Verb

ܢܲܬܹܐ (nattē) (present participle ܢܲܬܘܼܝܹܐ (natuyē), past participle ܢܘܼܬܝܼܵܐ (nutīyā))

  1. to protrude
Conjugation

References

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