ܡܫܝܚܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܫ ܚ (m š ḥ)
2 terms

Etymology

From ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (mšīḥā, “Christ”) + the masculine gentilic suffix -ܵܝܵܐ (-āyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mʃiːħaːyaː]

Noun

ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ • (mšīḥāyā) m (plural ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mšīḥāyē), feminine ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܬܵܐ (mšīḥāytā))

1. Christian
   • 1 Peter 4:16:

     ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܓ̰ܲܢܓ̰ܸܪ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ، ܠܵܐ ܢܵܟܹܦ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܫܲܒܸܚ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܫܩܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܐܵܗܵܐ ܫܸܡܵܐ.

     īnā in ḥa janjir ayḵ mšīḥāyā, lā nākēp, illā šabbiḥ l-allāhā dšqīlā ìlēh l-āhā šimmā.

     Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.

Declension

Inflection of ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ (mšīḥāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܝܼ (mšīḥāyī)		ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܲܢ (mšīḥāyan)
	construct	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝ (mšīḥāy)	2nd person	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (mšīḥāyūḵ)	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (mšīḥāyāḵ)	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšīḥāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܐ (mšīḥāyā)	3rd person	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܹܗ (mšīḥāyēh)	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܗ̇ (mšīḥāyāh)	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܗܘܿܢ (mšīḥāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܝܼ̈ (mšīḥāyī)		ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܲܢ̈ (mšīḥāyan)
	construct	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܲܝ̈ (mšīḥāyay)	2nd person	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mšīḥāyūḵ)	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mšīḥāyāḵ)	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšīḥāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mšīḥāyē)	3rd person	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mšīḥāyūh)	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mšīḥāyōh)	ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mšīḥāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܫܝܼܚܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (mšīḥāyūtā, “Christianity”)