Suffix
-ܘܼܬܵܐ • (-ūtā) f (plural -ܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (-wātē) or -ܘܼܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (-uyātē))
- -ness, -ity, -ism, -hood suffix forming abstract nouns, from adjectives and other words.
- ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā, “great”) + -ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ܪܲܒܘܼܬܵܐ (rabūtā, “greatness”)
- ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܵܐ (mištaˀlānā, “responsible”) + -ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ܡܸܫܬܲܐܠܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mištaˀlānūtā, “responsibility”)
- ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ (brītā, “creation”) + -ܢܝܐ (-nāyā) + -ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ܒܪܝܼܬܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (brītānāyūtā, “creationism”)
- ܐܲܚܵܐ (aḥḥā, “brother”) + -ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ܐܲܚܘܼܬܵܐ (aḥūtā, “brotherhood”)
- ܚܹܐܪܵܐ (ḥērā, “free”) + -ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥērūtā, “freedom”)
- ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā, “king”) + -ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܵܐ (malkūtā, “kingdom”)
- ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (šaḇrā, “child”) + -ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬܵܐ (šaḇrūtā, “childhood”)
- ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā, “friend”) + -ܘܬܐ (-utā) → ܚܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥaḇrūtā, “friendship”)
Usage notes
- 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”)