# ܚܝܘܬܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [xaj.juːθɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [xaj.juːθɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [xaj.juːtɑː]

#### Noun

ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥayūṯā) f (uncountable)
* life, lifestyle, lifespan
    ܚܝܝܼ ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂! ܐܲܒܣܸܡ!ḥyī ḥayūṯūḵ! absim!Live your life! Enjoy!
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 6:25:ܡܸܛܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܠܵܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܚܲܡ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܕܡܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܘܡܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܫܵܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ؛ ܘܠܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܡܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ. ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵ‌ܐ، ܘܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵ‌ܐ؟miṭṭul hānā bēmārā ìwen illawḵōn, lā āḵlītōn ḥam ˁal ḥayūṯāwḵōn, d-mā bit āḵlītōn w-mā bit šātētōn; w-lā ˁal paḡrāwḵōn d-mā 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?
* vitality
* purity

##### Related terms

* ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥayyē)

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [xaj.wəθɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [xoːtɑː]

#### Noun

ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ or ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥaywṯā or ḥawṯā) f (plural ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaywāṯā))
* animal, beast (especially wild animal)
    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.
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 1:25:ܘܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܵܗ̇، ܒܥܝܼܪܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܹܗ، ܘܟܠ ܪܲܚܵܫܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܠܓܸܢܣܹܗ. ܘܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.w-ˁḇīḏ lēh allāhā ḥaywṯā 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.
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Revelation 6:3:ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܦܲܐܪܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ ܚܵܬ݂ܡܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ، ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ: «ܬܵܐ ܘܚܙܝܼ».īman dpaˀrā pṯīḥ lēh ḥāṯmā trayyānā, šmīˁ lī ḥaywṯā trayyānīṯā bēmārā: “tā w-ḥzī”.When the lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see”.

##### Derived terms

* ܓܲܢܲܬ݂ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gannaṯ ḥaywāṯā, “zoo”)
* ܚܲܝܘܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥaywṯānāyā, “animal; bestial; zoological”)
* ܚܲܝܘܲܬ݂ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (ḥaywaṯ barīyā, “wild animal”)
* ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ݂ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mmallūṯ ḥaywāṯā, “zoology”)

##### See also

* ܒܥܝܼܪܵܐ (bˁīrā, “domesticated animal”)
* ܩܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (qinyānā, “livestock”)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

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

#### Noun

ܚܝܘܬܐ • (ḥayyūṯā) f (plural ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywāṯā))
* life, living, vitality
* animal nature, animality
* purity

##### See also

* ܚܝܐ (ḥayyē)

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ħajw(ə)θɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [ħajwɑθɑ] (plural)

#### Noun

ܚܝܘܬܐ • (ḥaywəṯā) c (plural ܚܝܘܬܐ (ḥaywāṯā))
* creature, beast, wild animal (especially carnivore)

##### Antonyms

* ܒܥܝܪܐ (bəʿīrā)

### References

* “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
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 103a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 140a
* Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 445b–446a