ܪܘܦܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܪܦܫܐ (rap̄šā) and Arabic رَفْش (rafš).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [rufʃaː], [ruwʃaː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [rˤuːʃa]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [ruːʃa]
(Tyari) IPA^(key): [rˤoːʃa], [rˤuːʃa], [rˤawʃa]

Noun

ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܐ • (rufšā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܹܐ (rufšānē) or ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܫܹܐ (rufšāšē))

(anatomy) shoulder
Synonym: ܟܲܬ݂ܦܵܐ (kaṯpā)

ܫܓ݂ܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܘܪܩܘܿܕ݂ܘܼܢ!
šḡōšūn rufšānawḵōn w-rqōḏūn!
Shake your shoulders and dance!
(figurative) side
Synonyms: ܓܹܒܵܐ (gēbā), ܕܸܦܢܵܐ (dipnā), ܣܸܛܪܵܐ (siṭrā)

ܦܠܘܿܛ ܡܸܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܐ. ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܠܲܝܬ ܡܲܦܩܵܐ
plōṭ min awa rufšā. āḵā layt mapqā
Leave from that side. There is no exit here.

Usage notes

This word is masculine, despite the tendency in Semitic languages for body parts that come in pairs to be feminine.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܪܘܿܦ̮ܲܫ (rōfaš)		1^st person	ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܝܼ (rufšī)		ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܲܢ (rufšan)
	construct	ܪܘܿܦ̮ܲܫ (rōfaš)		2^nd person	ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܘܼܟ݂ (rufšōḵ)	ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܟ݂ܝ (rufšāḵ)	ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rufšawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܐ (rufšā)		3^rd person	ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܹܗ (rufšēh)	ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇ (rufšāh)	ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܗܘܿܢ (rufšhōn)
plural	absolute	ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܝܼܢ (rufšānīn)		1^st person	ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܝܼ (rufšānī)		ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܲܢ (rufšānan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܲܝ (rufšānay)		2^nd person	ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (rufšānōḵ)	ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rufšānāḵ)	ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rufšānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܹܐ (rufšānē)		3^rd person	ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܘܼܗܝ (rufšānūh)	ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (rufšānōh)	ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rufšānayhōn)

Derived terms

ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܬܵܐ (rufštā, “shovel, spade”)