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
  • (standard) 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 lišmāˁā šāmēˁ
      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
Inflection of ܢܵܬܵܐ (nātā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܢܵܬܝܼ
(nātī)		 ܢܵܬܲܢ
(nātan)
construct ܢܵܬ
(nāt)		 2nd person ܢܵܬܘܼܟ݂
(nātūḵ)		 ܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(nātāḵ)		 ܢܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(nātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܢܵܬܵܐ
(nātā)		 3rd person ܢܵܬܹܗ
(nātēh)		 ܢܵܬܘܿܗ̇
(nātōh)		 ܢܵܬܗܘܿܢ
(nāthōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܢܵܬܝܵܬܝܼ̈
(nātyātī)		 ܢܵܬܝܵܬܲܢ̈
(nātyātan)
construct ܢܵܬܝܵܬ̈
(nātyāt)		 2nd person ܢܵܬܝܵܬܘܼܟ݂
(nātyātūḵ)		 ܢܵܬܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(nātyātāḵ)		 ܢܵܬܝܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(nātyātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܢܵܬܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ
(nātyātē)		 3rd person ܢܵܬܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(nātyātūh)		 ܢܵܬܝܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(nātyātōh)		 ܢܵܬܝܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(nātyāthōn)

Etymology 2
Root
ܢ ܬ ܐ (n t ˀ)
2 terms

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /naːte/, [ˈnä.tʰe]

Verb

ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ • (nāṯē) (present participle ܢܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (nṯāyā), past participle ܢܸܬ݂ܝܵܐ (niṯyā))

  1. to project, stick out
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܢܵܬܹܐ (nātē)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܢܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ
(ntē lī)		 ܢܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(ntē lūḵ)		 ܢܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ
(ntē lēh)		 ܢܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ
(ntē lan)		 ܢܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ntē lāwḵōn)		 ܢܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(ntē lhōn)
f ܢܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(ntē lāḵ)		 ܢܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇
(ntē lāh)
non-past m ܢܵܬܹܝܢ
(nātēn)		 ܢܵܬܹܝܬ
(nātēt)		 ܢܵܬܹܐ
(nātē)		 ܢܵܬܲܚ
(nātaḥ)		 ܢܵܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ
(nātētōn)		 ܢܵܬܝܼ
(nātī)
f ܢܵܬܝܵܢ
(nātyān)		 ܢܵܬܝܵܬܝ
(nātyāt)		 ܢܵܬܝܵܐ
(nātyā)
imperative m ܢܬܝܼ
(ntī)		 ܢܬܹܝܡܘܼܢ
(ntēmūn)
f ܢܬܹܐ
(ntē)

References
  • “ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 December 3 (last accessed)
  • “ܢܵܬܹܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 December 3 (last accessed)
  • Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 219b
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