ܐܪܟܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܐܲܪܟܵܐ (arkā, “archive; library”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ar.kɑːjɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ar.t͡ʃɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܐ • (arkāyā) m sg (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (arkāyē), feminine ܐܲܪܟܵܝܬܵܐ (arkāytā))

1. librarian, library-keeper (keeper or manager of a library)

   ܕܘܼܪܸܫ ܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܨܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ ܘܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ 1697 ܗܲܠ 1701.

   dūriš lēh gāw bēt ṣāwbē w-pīš lēh arkāyā min 1697 hal 1701.

   He studied at the university and became a librarian from 1697 to 1701.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܐ (arkāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܪܟܵܝܝܼ (arkāyī)		ܐܲܪܟܵܝܲܢ (arkāyan)
	construct	ܐܲܪܟܵܝ (arkāy)	2nd person	ܐܲܪܟܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (arkāyūḵ)	ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (arkāyāḵ)	ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arkāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܐ (arkāyā)	3rd person	ܐܲܪܟܵܝܹܗ (arkāyēh)	ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܗ̇ (arkāyāh)	ܐܲܪܟܵܝܗܘܿܢ (arkāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܝܼ (arkāyī)		ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܢ (arkāyan)
	construct	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܝ (arkāyay)	2nd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (arkāyūḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (arkāyāḵ)	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arkāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (arkāyē)	3rd person	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܼܗܝ (arkāyūh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (arkāyōh)	ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܗܘܿܢ (arkāyhōn)

See also

• ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (bēt arkē, “library”)