ܬܫܥܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܥ ܐ (š ˁ ˀ)
4 terms

Etymology

Derived from the verb ܡܲܫܥܹܐ (mašˁē, “to narrate a story”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [taʃ.ʕiːθɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [taʃ.ʕiːtɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (tašˁīṯā) f sg (plural ܬܲܫܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (tašˁyāṯē))

1. history (study and the documentation of the past)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tašˁīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (tašˁīṯī)		ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (tašˁīṯan)
	construct	ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ (tašˁīṯ)	2nd person	ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tašˁīṯūḵ)	ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tašˁīṯāḵ)	ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tašˁīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tašˁīṯā)	3rd person	ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (tašˁīṯēh)	ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tašˁīṯāh)	ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tašˁīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܫܥܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (tašˁyāṯī)		ܬܲܫܥܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (tašˁyāṯan)
	construct	ܬܲܫܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (tašˁyāṯ)	2nd person	ܬܲܫܥܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tašˁyāṯūḵ)	ܬܲܫܥܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tašˁyāṯāḵ)	ܬܲܫܥܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tašˁyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܫܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (tašˁyāṯē)	3rd person	ܬܲܫܥܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tašˁyāṯūh)	ܬܲܫܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (tašˁyāṯōh)	ܬܲܫܥܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tašˁyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܬܲܫܥܹܐ (mtašˁē, “to write the history of”)
• ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (tašˁīṯānāyā, “historical”)
• ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (tašˁīṯānāˀīṯ, “historically”)

Related terms

• ܫܘܿܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šōˁīṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܥ-ܐ (š-ʿ-ʾ) related to narrating.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taʃʕiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [taʃʕ(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)], [taʃʃɛʕjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܫܥܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܬܫܥܝܬܐ)

1. narrative, tale, story, account
2. history, biography
3. composition, piece
4. relation
5. (grammar) declarative statement; indicative mood
6. (grammar) predicate

Inflection

    declension of ܬܫܥܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܫܥܝ	ܬܫܥܝܢ
construct	ܬܫܥܝܬ	ܬܫܥܝܬ
emphatic	ܬܫܥܝܬܐ	ܬܫܥܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܫܥܝܬܝ	ܬܫܥܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܫܥܝܬܟ	ܬܫܥܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܫܥܝܬܟܝ	ܬܫܥܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܫܥܝܬܗ	ܬܫܥܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܫܥܝܬܗ	ܬܫܥܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܫܥܝܬܢ	ܬܫܥܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܫܥܝܬܟܘܢ	ܬܫܥܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܫܥܝܬܟܝܢ	ܬܫܥܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܫܥܝܬܗܘܢ	ܬܫܥܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܫܥܝܬܗܝܢ	ܬܫܥܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “tšˁy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 375b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 623a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1674b