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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