ܐܫܟܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܐܸܫܟܬ݂ܵܐ (iškṯā), ܫܸܟܬ݂ܵܐ (šikṯā), ܫܸܟܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šikīṯā), ܐܸܫܟܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (iškīṯā)
Etymology
Compare Classical Syriac ܐܫܟܬܐ (ʾeškəṯā), Akkadian 𒋓 (išku) and Hebrew אֶשֶׁךְ (éshekh).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܸܫܟܵܐ • (iškā) f sg (plural ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (iškē) or ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܵܐ (iškāṯā) or ܐܸܫ̈ܟܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (iškyāṯā))
Usage notes
- The plural ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (iškē) is used for the same possession while ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܵܐ (iškāṯā) is used for the possession of more than one.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܐܸܫܲܟ݂ (iššaḵ) | 1st person | ܐܸܫܟܝܼ (iškī) | ܐܸܫܟܲܢ (iškan) | |||
| construct | ܐܸܫܲܟ݂ (iššaḵ) | 2nd person | ܐܸܫܟܘܼܟ݂ (iškōḵ) | ܐܸܫܟܵܟ݂ܝ (iškāḵ) | ܐܸܫܟܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iškawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܸܫܟܵܐ (iškā) | 3rd person | ܐܸܫܟܹܗ (iškēh) | ܐܸܫܟܵܗ̇ (iškāh) | ܐܸܫܟܗܘܿܢ (iškhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܐܸܫܟܵܢ̈ (iškān) | 1st person | ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (iškāṯī) | ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (iškāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂̈ (iškāṯ) | 2nd person | ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (iškāṯōḵ) | ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (iškāṯāḵ) | ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iškāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܵܐ (iškāṯā) | 3rd person | ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܹܗ (iškāṯēh) | ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (iškāṯāh) | ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (iškāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܟܝܼܣ ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (kīs iškē, “scrotum”)
- ܐܸܫܟܲܝ̈ ܬܲܥܠܵܐ (iškay taˁlā, “orchis”, literally “fox-testicles”)
- ܬܵܩܠܲܬ݂ ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (tāqlaṯ iškē, “spider”)