ܚܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- (rare) ܚܝܝܐ (ḥayyēʾ)
Etymology
From the root ܚ-ܝ-ܐ (ḥ-y-ʾ) related to living; compare Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh), Hebrew חַיִּים (ḥayyîm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħajje(ʔ)]
Noun
ܚܝܐ • (ḥayyē) m (plural only; not used in singular form)
Usage notes
Although plural in number, this word may take a verb in either the plural or singular.
Inflection
declension of ܚܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | — | ܚܝܝܢ |
| construct | — | ܚܝ |
| emphatic | — | ܚܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | — | ܚܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | — | ܚܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | — | ܚܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | — | ܚܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | — | ܚܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | — | ܚܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | — | ܚܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | — | ܚܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | — | ܚܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | — | ܚܝܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥayyūṯāʾ)
References
- “xyyn”, 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. 139a
- 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. 444b
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