ܟܐܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܟ̰ܵܝ (čāy)
Etymology edit
From Persian چای (čây), from Chinese 茶葉／茶叶 (cháyè).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܟ̰ܵܐܝ • (čāy) m
- (uncountable) tea, tea plant (the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea)
- ܗ̇ܘ ܟ̰ܵܐܝ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܓܘܼܪܘܸܣܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܗܸܢܕܘܼ.
- awa čāy pīš lēh gūrwissā gāw hindū.
- This tea was grown in India.
- (uncountable) tea (a hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water)
- ܟܹܐ ܫܵܬܹܝܢ ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ ܕܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܟ̰ܵܐܝ ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ.
- kē šātēn pingānā d-qahwā yan čāy b-qaydāmtā.
- I either drink a cup of tea or coffee in the morning.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܟ̰ܵܐܝ (čāy)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟ̰ܵܐܝܝܼ (čāyī) | ܟ̰ܵܐܝܲܢ (čāyan) | ||
| construct | – | 2nd person | ܟ̰ܵܐܝܘܼܟ݂ (čāyūḵ) |
ܟ̰ܵܐܝܵܟ݂ܝ (čāyāḵ) |
ܟ̰ܵܐܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (čāyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܟ̰ܵܐܝ (čāy) |
3rd person | ܟ̰ܵܐܝܹܗ (čāyēh) |
ܟ̰ܵܐܝܘܿܗ̇ (čāyōh) |
ܟ̰ܵܐܝܗܘܿܢ (čāyhōn) | ||