ܣܦܕܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From a metathesis of Aramaic בֵּיסָדְיָא (bēsāḏyā) with an initial /b/ resulting in /p/. Itself a contraction of בֵּית אִיסָדָא (bêṯ ʾĕsāḏā, literally “place of the foundation; thing placed beneath to rest upon”), ultimately Proto-Semitic in origin; compare also found in Classical Syriac ܒܣܕܝܐ (bēsāḏyā), as well as in Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda), Hebrew יְסוֹד (yesód, “base, foundation”), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎒𐎄 (ysd, “base, foundation”) and Akkadian 𒅖𒁲 (/išdu/, “base, foundation”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [spaːdiːθaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [spadiːθa], [stabiːθa]
Noun
ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (spādīṯā) f sg (plural ܣ̈ܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spādyāṯā))
- pillow, cushion
- ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܬܠܵܬ݂ ܣ̈ܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ!
- maryam kē dāmḵā ˁam tlāṯ spādyāṯā ˁal šwīṯā!
- Mary sleeps with three pillows on the bed!
- Mark 4:38:
- ܘܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ. ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܟܸܣ ܠܹܗ ܘܡܘܼܪܥܸܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ: «ܪܲܒܲܢ، ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܬܲܚܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܕܒܸܛܠܵܩܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ؟»
- w-īšōˁ dmīḵā ìwā ˁal spādītā b-ḥartā d-spītā. tē lēh lkis lēh w-murˁiš lhōn w-mīrhōn: “rabban, lē ìwet taḥmūnē d-biṭlāqā ìwaḥ?”
- But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him: “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܦܵܕܝܼ (spādī) | 1st person | ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (spādīṯī) | ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (spādīṯan) | |||
| construct | ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ (spādīṯ) | 2nd person | ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (spādīṯōḵ) | ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (spādīṯāḵ) | ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spādīṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (spādīṯā) | 3rd person | ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (spādīṯēh) | ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (spādīṯāh) | ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (spādīṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܣܦܵܕܝܵܢ̈ (spādyān) | 1st person | ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (spādyāṯī) | ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (spādyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂̈ (spādyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (spādyāṯōḵ) | ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (spādyāṯāḵ) | ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spādyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܦܵܕܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spādyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܣܦܵܕܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (spādyāṯēh) | ܣܦܵܕܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (spādyāṯāh) | ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (spādyāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܩܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܣܦܵܕܝܼܬܵܐ (qrāmā dspādītā, “pillowcase”)
- ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܣܦܵܕܝܼܬܵܐ (paˀṯā dspādītā, “pillowcase”)
- ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܗܵܘܵܝܬܵܐ (spādītā hāwāytā, “airbag”)