ܐܢܫܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܐ ܢ ܫ (ˀ n š)
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From ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā, human, person) + -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); cognate to Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁוּת (enoshút) and Arabic إِنْسَانِيَّة (ʔinsāniyya).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑːʃuːθɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [nɑːʃuːtɑː]

Noun

ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (nāšūṯā) f (uncountable)

  1. humanity, humanness, humankind
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Etymology 2

Pluralized form of the above. The singular form is used for relatives in Classical Syriac ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nāšūṯā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑːʃwɑːθɑː], [nɪːʃwɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ or ܐ݇ܢܸܫܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (nāšwāṯā or nišwāṯā) m pl (plural only)

  1. family, extended family, relatives
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ.īṯ lī nāšwāṯā gāw ustrālīyā.I have family in Australia.
    ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ ܓܵܘ ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ.kullhōn nāšwāṯī gāw ēwrōpē ìnā.All my family is in Europe.
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