ܚܝܘܬܐ

By surface analysis, ܚܲܝܵܐ (ḥayyā, “alive, living”) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending), from Aramaic חַיוּתָא (ḥayūṯā); related to Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh), Hebrew חַיּוּת (khayyút).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xaj.juːθɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xaj.juːθɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [xaj.juːtɑː]

ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥayūṯā) f (uncountable)

1. life, lifestyle, lifespan

   ܚܝܝܼ ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂! ܡܲܒܣܸܡ! ― ḥyī ḥayūṯūḵ! mabsim! ― Live your life! Enjoy!

   ܓܵܘ ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܡܲܪܓܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܘܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ.

   gāw ḥayūṯī lē ìwen ḥizyā margā milyā min wardē.

   In my life I have never seen a meadow full of roses.

   • Matthew 6:25:

     ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܠܵܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܚܲܡ ܒܘܼܬ ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܕܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܘܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܫܵܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ؛ ܘܠܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ. ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵ‌ܐ، ܘܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵ‌ܐ؟

     būt āhā bēmārā ìwen illāwḵōn, lā āḵlītōn ḥam būt ḥayūṯāwḵōn, d-mōdī bit āḵlītōn w-mōdī bit šātētōn; w-lā būt paḡrāwḵōn d-mōdī bit lāḇšītōn. lē ìlāh nafšā yatīr min mēḵultā‌ā, w-paḡrā yatīr min lḇīštā‌ā?

     Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not the soul more than food and the body more than clothing?

2. vitality
3. purity

• ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥayyē)

From Aramaic חֵיוְתָא (ḥeywəṯā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥay(aw)- (“animal”). Compare Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Hebrew חַיָּה (khayá) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎆𐎉 (ḥwt).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xajwə.θɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [xoːtɑː]

ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ or ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥawṯā or ḥaywṯā) f (plural ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ḥaywāṯē), masculine ܚܲܝܘܵܐ (ḥaywā))

1. animal, beast

   ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܘܬܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.

   īlānā min zarˁā b-arˁā ìlēh, w-tōrtā ḥawṯā ìlāh.

   A tree is from a seed in the ground, and a cow is an animal.

   • Genesis 1:25:

     ܘܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܵܗ̇، ܒܥܝܼܪܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܹܗ، ܘܟܠ ܪܲܚܵܫܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܹܗ. ܘܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

     w-ˁḇīḏ lēh allāhā ḥawṯā d-arˁā l-ginsāh, bˁīrā l-ginsēh, w-kul raḥḥāšā d-arˁā l-ginsēh. w-ḥzē lēh allāhā d-ṭāḇā ìwā.

     And God made the animal of the earth according to its kind, beast according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

   • Revelation 6:3

     ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܦܹܐܪܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ، ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ: «ܬܵܐ ܘܚܙܝܼ».

     īman d-pērā pṯīḥ lēh ḥāṯmā trayyānā, šmīˁ lī ḥawṯā trayyānīṯā bēmārā: “tā w-ḥzī”.

     When the lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see”.

• ܒܥܝܼܪܵܐ (bˁīrā)

From the root ܚ-ܝ-ܐ (ḥ-y-ʾ) related to living; compare Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh), Hebrew חַיּוּת (ḥayyûṯ).

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ħajwəθɑ] (singular)
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ħajuθo] (singular)
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ħajjuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħajwɑθɑ] (plural)

ܚܝܘܬܐ • (ḥayyūṯā) f (plural ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywāṯā))

1. life, living, vitality
2. animal nature, animality
3. purity

• ܚܝܐ (ḥayyē)

From the root ܚ-ܝ-ܐ (ḥ-y-ʾ) related to living; compare Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), Hebrew חַיָּה (ḥayyâ).

• IPA^(key): [ħajw(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħajwɑθɑ] (plural)

ܚܝܘܬܐ • (ḥaywəṯā) c (plural ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywāṯā))

1. creature, beast, wild animal (especially carnivore)

• ܒܥܝܪܐ (bəʿīrā)

• “ḥyw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-23
• “ḥywh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-23
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