ܡܕܪܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܪ ܫ (d r š)
5 terms

Noun of place of ܕܵܪܹܫ (dārēš), calque of Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa); compare Hebrew מִדְרָשָׁה (midrashá). The plural ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maḏršāṯā) is a Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [madraʃ.tɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [madraʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ • (madraštā) f (plural ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maḏršāṯā) or ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܵܐ (madrašyātā))

school (institution dedicated to teaching and learning)
ܡܵܐ ܝܠܝܼܦ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܓܲܘ ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ؟
mā līp lōḵ gaw maḏraštā idyōm?
What did you learn at school today?

ܝܲܠܕܲܢ̈ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܠ݇ܝܼ ܠܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܥܲܡܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ.
yaldan kē āzī lḥḏā maḏraštā ˁammāytā gaw māṯan.
Our children attend a public school in our village.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܡܲܕ݂ܪܫܵܐ (maḏršā)	1^st person	ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܝܼ (maḏraštī)		ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܲܢ (maḏraštan)
	construct	ܡܲܕ݂ܪܫܲܬ݂ (maḏršaṯ)	2^nd person	ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (maḏraštōḵ)	ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (maḏraštāḵ)	ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḏraštawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ (maḏraštā)	3^rd person	ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܹܗ (maḏraštēh)	ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܗ̇ (maḏraštāh)	ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܗܘܿܢ (maḏrašthōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܢ (maḏršān)	1^st person	ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܝܼ (maḏršāṯī)		ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ (maḏršāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ (maḏršāṯ)	2^nd person	ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (maḏršāṯōḵ)	ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (maḏršāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḏršāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maḏršāṯā)	3^rd person	ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܹܗ (maḏršāṯēh)	ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maḏršāṯāh)	ܡܲܕ݂ܪ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (maḏršāṯhōn)

Hyponyms

ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܲܘܒܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ṣawbē, “university”)
ܟܘܿܠܵܝܬܵܐ (kollāytā, “college”)
ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ (bēṯ yulpānā, “training center, academy”)

Derived terms

ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܫܵܪܘܵܝܬܵܐ (maḏraštā šārwāytā, “primary school, elementary school”)
ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (maḏraštā trayyānāytā, “high school, secondary school”)
ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܥܲܡܡܵܝܬܵܐ (maḏraštā ˁammāytā, “public school”)
ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (maḏraštā dīlānāytā, “private school”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Calque of Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa) and reinterpreted as from the root ܕ ܪ ܫ, compare Hebrew מִדְרָשָׁה (miḏrāšâ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maðrɛʃtɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [maðr(ə)ʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܕܪܫܬܐ • (maḏreštaʾ) f (plural ܡܕܪܫܬܐ)

school

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܕܪܫܬܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܕܪܫܐ	1^st person	ܡܕܪܫܬܝ		ܡܕܪܫܬܢ
	construct	ܡܕܪܫܬ	2^nd person	ܡܕܪܫܬܟ	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܝ	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܘܢ	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܕܪܫܬܐ	3^rd person	ܡܕܪܫܬܗ	ܡܕܪܫܬܗ	ܡܕܪܫܬܗܘܢ	ܡܕܪܫܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܕܪܫܢ	1^st person	ܡܕܪܫܬܢ		ܡܕܪܫܬܢ
	construct	ܡܕܪܫܬ	2^nd person	ܡܕܪܫܬܟ	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܝ	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܘܢ	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܕܪܫܬܐ	3^rd person	ܡܕܪܫܬܗ	ܡܕܪܫܬܗ	ܡܕܪܫܬܗܘܢ	ܡܕܪܫܬܗܝܢ

References

“mdršh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 71b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 254b
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, →ISBN, page 718b