ܡܫܬܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Compare Classical Syriac ܡܫܬܘܬܐ (meštūṯā, “banquet; wedding feast”) and Hebrew מִשְׁתֶּה (mishté).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (mištūṯā) f sg (plural ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mištwāṯē) or ܡܸܫܬܘܼܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mištūyāṯē))
- party (social gathering for entertainment and fun)
- ܒܸܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܹܢ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ ܕܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܚܲܕ݇.
- bit ˁāḇḏēn mištūṯā qā ˁēḏ māwlāḏī d-ˁisrīn w-ḥa.
- I’m throwing a party for my twenty-first birthday!
- (literally, “I’m doing a party”)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܸܫܬܘܼ (mištū) | 1st person | ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (mištūṯī) | ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (mištūṯan) | |||
| construct | ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ (mištūṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mištūṯōḵ) | ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mištūṯāḵ) | ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mištūṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mištūṯā) | 3rd person | ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (mištūṯēh) | ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mištūṯāh) | ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mištuṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܸܫܬܘܵܢ̈ (mištwān) | 1st person | ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mištwāṯī) | ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mištwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂̈ (mištwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mištwāṯōḵ) | ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mištwāṯāḵ) | ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mištwāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܸܫܬܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mištwāṯā) | 3rd person | ܡܸܫܬܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (mištwāṯēh) | ܡܸܫܬܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mištwāṯāh) | ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mištwāṯhōn) | |||
Synonyms
- (party): ܙܵܘܚܵܐ (zāwḥā), ܚܲܓܵܐ (ḥaggā), ܚܲܦ̮ܠܵܐ (ḥaflā)
- (banquet): ܚܡܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥmāšīṯā), ܐܵܪܚܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ārḥūṯā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܫ ܬ ܐ related to drinking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛʃtuθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [mɛʃt(ə)wɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܡܫܬܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܫܬܘܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܫܬܘ | 1st person | ܡܫܬܘܬܝ | ܡܫܬܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܫܬܘܬ | 2nd person | ܡܫܬܘܬܟ | ܡܫܬܘܬܟܝ | ܡܫܬܘܬܟܘܢ | ܡܫܬܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܫܬܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܡܫܬܘܬܗ | ܡܫܬܘܬܗ | ܡܫܬܘܬܗܘܢ | ܡܫܬܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܡܫܬܘܢ | 1st person | ܡܫܬܘܬܝ | ܡܫܬܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܫܬܘܬ | 2nd person | ܡܫܬܘܬܟ | ܡܫܬܘܬܟܝ | ܡܫܬܘܬܟܘܢ | ܡܫܬܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܫܬܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܡܫܬܘܬܗ | ܡܫܬܘܬܗ | ܡܫܬܘܬܗܘܢ | ܡܫܬܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “mštw”, 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 385a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 310a
- 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 856b