-ܘܬܐ

From Proto-Semitic *-at- as abstract/collective nouns-forming suffix; compare Hebrew ־וּת‎ (-út) and Arabic ـِيَّة‎ (-iyya).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [uːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [uːθɑː]

-ܘܼܬܵܐ • (-utā) f (plural -ܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (-wātē) or -ܘܼܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (-uyātē))

1. -ness, -ity, -ism, -hood suffix forming abstract nouns, from adjectives and other words.

   ‎ܪܲܒܵܐ‎ (rabbā, “great”) + ‎-ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ‎ܪܲܒܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (rabutā, “greatness”)

   ‎ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܵܐ‎ (mištaʾlānā, “responsible”) + ‎-ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ‎ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (mištaʾlānutā, “responsibility”)

   ‎ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ‎ (brītā, “creation”) + ‎-ܢܝܐ‎ (-nāyā) + ‎-ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ‎ܒܪܝܼܬܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (brītānāyutā, “creationism”)

   ‎ܐܲܚܵܐ‎ (aḥḥā, “brother”) + ‎-ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ‎ܐܲܚܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (aḥutā, “brotherhood”)

   ‎ܚܹܐܪܵܐ‎ (ḥērā, “free”) + ‎-ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ‎ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (ḥērutā, “freedom”)

   ‎ܡܲܠܟܵܐ‎ (malkā, “king”) + ‎-ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ‎ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (malkutā, “kingdom”)

   ‎ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ‎ (šaḇrā, “child”) + ‎-ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ‎ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (šaḇrutā, “childhood”)

   ‎ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ‎ (ḥaḇrā, “friend”) + ‎-ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ‎ܚܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (ḥaḇrutā, “friendship”)

• The plural -ܘܬܐ (-wātē) becomes -ܘܬܐ (-āwātē) if the word ends with ܝ, or ܘ:

  ‎ܣܸܡܝܵܐ‎ (simyā, “blind”) + ‎-ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ‎ܣܸܡܝܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (simyutā, “blindness”), ܣܸܡܝܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (simyāwātē, “blindnesses”)

  ‎ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ‎ (nḇīyā, “prophet”) + ‎-ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ‎ܢܒ݂ܝܼܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (nḇīyutā, “prophesy”), ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (nḇīyāwātē, “prophesies”)