ܩܪܛܝܣܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܪܛܝܣܐ, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρτης (khắrtēs, “sheet of paper”); also borrowed into Arabic قُرْطَاس (qurṭās) and Hebrew כַּרְטִיס (kartís). Doublet of ܟܲܪܛܵܐ (karṭā, “card”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ • (qarṭaysā) m sg (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܹܐ (qarṭaysē))
- sheet of paper, paper
- Synonyms: ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܐ (warraqtā), ܐܘܼܪܩܲܥܬܵܐ (urqaˁtā)
- diploma, certificate
- (navigation) map, chart
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܩܲܪܛܹܝܣ (qarṭēs) | 1st person | ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܝܼ (qarṭaysī) | ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܲܢ (qarṭaysan) | |||
| construct | ܩܲܪܛܹܝܣ (qarṭēs) | 2nd person | ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܘܼܟ݂ (qarṭaysōḵ) | ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qarṭaysāḵ) | ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarṭaysawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (qarṭaysā) | 3rd person | ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܹܗ (qarṭaysēh) | ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܗ̇ (qarṭaysāh) | ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܗܘܿܢ (qarṭayshōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܝܼܢ (qarṭaysīn) | 1st person | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܝܼ (qarṭaysī) | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܢ (qarṭaysan) | |||
| construct | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܝ (qarṭaysay) | 2nd person | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܼܟ݂ (qarṭaysōḵ) | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qarṭaysāḵ) | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarṭaysawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܹܐ (qarṭaysē) | 3rd person | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܼܗܝ (qarṭaysūh) | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܼܗ̇ (qarṭaysōh) | ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qarṭaysayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܡܩܲܪܛܸܣ (mqarṭis, “to map”)
- ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (maḵtḇānūt qarṭaysā, “mapping, cartography”)
- ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐ (qarṭaysā dˁālmā, “world map”)