ܐܒܗܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔawɑːhɑːteː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔavɑːhɑːteː]

Noun

ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ • (aḇāhātē) m pl (feminine ܐܸܡܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (imhātē))

  1. plural of ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇā); forefathers, ancestors
    ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܲܢ̈ ܐܸܬܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܐܲܢܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬܹܐ.aḇāhātan ityē ìnā min d-annay arˁātē.Our ancestors came from these lands.

Usage notes

The plural ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܹ̈ܐ (aḇāhē) is used in literal senses (ie, parents) while the plural ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܹ̈ܐ (aḇāhātē) is used in figurative senses (ie. ancestors).

Inflection

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔă.vɑˈhɑ.θɑ]

Noun

ܐܒܗܬܐ • (ʾăḇāhāṯā)

  1. emphatic plural of ܐܒܐ
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