ܨܘܢܡܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English tsunami, ultimately from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), a compound of (tsu, cove, inlet, outlet) +‎ (nami, wave).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤu.nɑːmiː]

Noun

ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ • (ṣūnāmīm sg (plural ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹ̈ܐ (ṣūnāmīyē))

  1. tsunami, tidal wave (large and destructive ocean wave)
    ܣܗܝܼܕ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ، ܠܲܦܵܐ ܝܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܢܵܩܹܦ ܪܵܘܕܵܢܵܐ
    shīd lhōn ṣūnāmī, lappā yammāyā ṭāḇ rāmā d-nāqēp rāwdānā
    They witnessed a tsunami, the highest marine wave that follows an earthquake.

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ (ṣūnāmī) 1st person ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܝܼ (ṣūnāmīyī) ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܢ (ṣūnāmīyan)
construct ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ (ṣūnāmī) 2nd person ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (ṣūnāmīyōḵ) ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣūnāmīyāḵ) ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣūnāmīyawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ (ṣūnāmī) 3rd person ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹܗ (ṣūnāmīyēh) ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܗ̇ (ṣūnāmīyāh) ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܗܘܿܢ (ṣūnāmīhōn)
plural absolute ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܝܼ̈ܢ (ṣūnāmīyīn) 1st person ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܝܼ̈ (ṣūnāmīyī) ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܢ̈ (ṣūnāmīyan)
construct ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܝ̈ (ṣūnāmīyay) 2nd person ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣūnāmīyōḵ) ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣūnāmīyāḵ) ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣūnāmīyawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹ̈ܐ (ṣūnāmīyē) 3rd person ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣūnāmīyūh) ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṣūnāmīyōh) ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṣūnāmīyayhōn)

See also

  • ܠܲܦܵܐ ܥܕܵܝܵܐ (lappā ˁdāyā, tidal wave)