ܪܝܫܬܚܬܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Contraction of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (rēšā taḥtāyā, literally “lowermost head”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [reːʃɑːxtɑːjɑː]

Adverb

ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ • (rēšāḥtāyā)

  1. topsy-turvy, upside down, inside out
    Synonyms: ܗܲܦܟܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (hapkāˀīṯ), ܚܲܒ݂ܛܘܼ ܚܲܒ݂ܛܘܼ (ḥaḇṭū ḥaḇṭū)
    ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ ― npīl lēh rēšāḥtāyā ― He fell upside down
    ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܨܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ
    lḇīš lēh ṣudrā rēšāḥtāyā
    He wore the shirt inside out
    ܗܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܠܡܵܐ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ
    hānā ˁalmā ḥḏīrā ìlēh rēšāḥtāyā
    (literally, “This world is turned upside down”)

See also

  • ܚܒ݂ܝܼܛܵܐ ܡܚܘܼܪܒܫܵܐ (ḥḇīṭā mḥurbšā)
  • ܗܲܦܟܵܝܵܐ (hapkāyā)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.