ܐܪܫܟܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

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

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːrɪʃˈxɑjːtɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ • (ārišḵāytā) f sg (plural ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬܹܐ (ārišḵāyātē))

1. capital city

   ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ ― nīnwē ìlāh mdītā ārišḵāytā d-āšōr ― Nineveh is the capital of Assyria.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (ārišḵāyṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܝܼ (ārišḵāyṯī)		ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܲܢ (ārišḵāyṯan)
	construct	ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܲܬ݂ (ārišḵāyaṯ)	2nd person	ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ārišḵāyṯūḵ)	ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ārišḵāyṯāḵ)	ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ārišḵāyṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (ārišḵāyṯā)	3rd person	ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܹܗ (ārišḵāyṯēh)	ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ārišḵāyṯāh)	ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ārišḵāyṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ārišḵāyāṯī)		ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ārišḵāyāṯan)
	construct	ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ (ārišḵāyāṯ)	2nd person	ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ārišḵāyāṯūḵ)	ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ārišḵāyāṯāḵ)	ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ārišḵāyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ārišḵāyāṯē)	3rd person	ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ārišḵāyāṯūh)	ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ārišḵāyāṯōh)	ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ārišḵāyāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːrɪʃˈxɑjːtɑː]

Adjective

ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ • (ārišḵāytā) f sg (feminine plural ܐܵܪܸ̈ܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܬܹܐ (mḥaydātē))

1. feminine of ܐܵܪܸܫܟ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ārišḵāyā, “Arsacid”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܝܫܟܝܬܐ (ʾārêšḵāytā)
• ܐܪܫܝܟܝܬܐ (ʾāršêḵāytā)

Etymology

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

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

Noun

ܐܪܫܟܝܬܐ • (ʾārešḵāytā) f (plural ܐܪܫܟܝܬܐ (ʾārešḵāyāṯā))

1. capital city

   Synonyms: ܥܝܢܐ (ʿaynā), ܪܝܫܐ (rêšā)

Inflection

    declension of ܐܪܫܟܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܪܫܟܝܐ	ܐܪܫܟܝܢ
construct	ܐܪܫܟܝܬ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬ
emphatic	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܐ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܝ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܟ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܟܝ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܗ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܗ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܢ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܟܝܢ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܗܝܢ	ܐܪܫܟܝܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܪܫܟܝܘܬܐ (ʾārešḵāyūṯā)

References

• “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