ܐܣܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɑːsiːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɑːsiːθaː]

Noun

ܐܵܣܝܼܬܵܐ • (āsītā) f (plural ܐܵܣܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (āsyātē))

1. female equivalent of ܐܵܣܝܵܐ (āsyā, “medical doctor, healer, physician, nurse”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (āsīṯī)		ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (āsīṯan)
	construct	ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ (āsīṯ)		2nd person	ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (āsīṯūḵ)	ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (āsīṯāḵ)	ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āsīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (āsīṯā)		3rd person	ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (āsīṯēh)	ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (āsīṯāh)	ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (āsīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܵܣܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (āsyāṯī)		ܐܵܣܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (āsyāṯan)
	construct	ܐܵܣܝܵܬ݂̈ (āsyāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܵܣܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āsyāṯūḵ)	ܐܵܣܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āsyāṯāḵ)	ܐܵܣܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āsyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܣܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (āsyāṯē)		3rd person	ܐܵܣܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (āsyāṯūh)	ܐܵܣܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (āsyāṯōh)	ܐܵܣܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (āsyāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• (nurse): ܒܲܣܵܡܬܵܐ (bassāmtā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑsiθɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑsjɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܐܣܝܬܐ • (ʾāsīṯā) f (plural ܐܣܝܬܐ (ʾāsyāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܐܣܝܐ (ʾāsyā))

1. female equivalent of ܐܣܝܐ (ʾāsyā, “healer, physician, medical doctor; midwife; nurse”)
2. healing
3. medicine, salve

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܣܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܣܝܐ		1st person	ܐܣܝܬܝ		ܐܣܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܣܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܣܝܬܟ	ܐܣܝܬܟܝ	ܐܣܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܣܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܝܬܗ	ܐܣܝܬܗ	ܐܣܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܣܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܣܝܢ		1st person	ܐܣܝܬܢ		ܐܣܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܣܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܣܝܬܟ	ܐܣܝܬܟܝ	ܐܣܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܣܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܣܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܣܝܬܗ	ܐܣܝܬܗ	ܐܣܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܣܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀsyh”, 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, page 14a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 23b
• 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, page 73a