Biblical Hebrew Forum

[dwashbur AT nyx.net]

On 23 Nov 2007 at 19:55, jimstinehart AT aol.com wrote:

> Yitzhak Sapir:
> 
> You say that 'sahaduta' is an Aramaic word, and that -uta is a nice, good 
> Aramaic ending.
> 
> I am having trouble confirming that on The Complete Aramaic Lexicon site 
> that you referenced.
> 
> 1.? When I type in 'sahaduta', it says there is no such Aramaic word.
> 
> 2.? When I look at the Old Aramaic texts, I do not seem to see any -uta 
> endings.
> 
> 3.? What does -uta mean as an ending in Aramaic?
> 
> 4.? Could you list several Aramaic words that end with -uta?

The -a ending is the Aramaic definite article.  Try searching without it.

Dave Washburn
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