ܪܕܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Tool noun noun coined from the feminine characteristic adjective of ܪܵܕ݂ܹܐ (rāḏē, “to flow, travel, move along”); possibly a calque of Arabic سَيَّارَة (sayyāra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [rad.dɑj.tɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [rad.deːtɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [rad.deːθɑː]
Noun
ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ or ܪܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (raddāytā or rāḏīṯā) f sg (plural ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (raddāyāṯā))
- car, automobile (passenger vehicle steered by a driver)
- ܟܹܐ ܛܵܪܝܵܐ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܗ̇ ܠܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܟܠ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ.
- kē ṭāryā raddāytāh l-šuḡlā kul ṣaprā.
- She drives her car to work every morning.
- ܡܘܼܒܠܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܟܸܣ ܦܲܠܵܚ ܡܵܐܟܹܢܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܕܡܫܲܚܠܦܸܢ ܢܸܦ̮ܛܵܗ̇.
- mublā lī raddāytā kis pallāḥ mākēnē timmāl d-mšaḥlpin nifṭāh.
- I took the car to the mechanic yesterday to change the oil.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܪܲܕܵܝܵܐ (raddāyā) | 1st person | ܪܲܕܵܝܬܝܼ (raddāytī) | ܪܲܕܵܝܬܲܢ (raddāytan) | |||
| construct | ܪܲܕܵܝܲܬ݂ (raddāyaṯ) | 2nd person | ܪܲܕܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (raddāytōḵ) | ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (raddāytāḵ) | ܪܲܕܵܝܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raddāytawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ (raddāytā) | 3rd person | ܪܲܕܵܝܬܹܗ (raddāytēh) | ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܗ̇ (raddāytāh) | ܪܲܕܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ (raddāythōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܢ (raddāyān) | 1st person | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (raddāyāṯī) | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (raddāyāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ (raddāyāṯ) | 2nd person | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (raddāyāṯōḵ) | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (raddāyāṯāḵ) | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raddāyāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (raddāyāṯā) | 3rd person | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (raddāyāṯēh) | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (raddāyāṯāh) | ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (raddāyāṯhōn) | |||
References
- “ܪܕܝܬܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 8 May 2022 (last accessed)
- “ܪܕܝܬܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 12 May 2022 (last accessed)