Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac nominalized from the feminine form of the adjective ܐܪܫܟܝܐ (ʾārešḵāyā, Arsacid), from the proper noun ܐܪܫܟ (ʾaršaḵ, Arsaces), ultimately from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (Aršaka).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːrɪʃˈxɑjːtɑː]

Noun edit

ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (ārišḵāytāf sg (plural ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬܹܐ (ārišḵāyātē))

  1. capital city
    ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪnīnwē ìlāh mdītā ārišḵāytā d-āšōrNineveh is the capital of Assyria.
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːrɪʃˈxɑjːtɑː]

Adjective edit

ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (ārišḵāytāf sg (feminine plural ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬܹܐ (mḥaydātē))

  1. feminine of ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ārišḵāyā, Arsacid)

Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Nominalized from the feminine form of the adjective ܐܪܫܟܝܐ (ʾārešḵāyā, Arsacid), from the proper noun ܐܪܫܟ (ʾaršaḵ, Arsaces), ultimately from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (Aršaka).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ʔɑ.rɛʃˈxɑj.tɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔɑ.rɪʃˈxɑj.tɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔɑ.reʃˈxoj.to]

Noun edit

ܐܪܫܟܝܬܐ (ʾārešḵāytāf (plural ܐܪܫܟܝܬܐ (ʾārešḵāyāṯā))

  1. capital city
    Synonyms: ܥܝܢܐ (ʿaynā), ܪܝܫܐ (rêšā)

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • ˀršky”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-07-12
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 20b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 30a
  • 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 105a