ܕܘܣܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Persian دوست (dôst).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dostː]

Noun

ܕܵܘܣܬ • (dāwst) m sg (plural ܕܵܘܣܬܹ̈ܐ (dāwstē) or ܕܵܘܣܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (dāwstānē))

1. (colloquial) A friend, mate, buddy

   Synonyms: ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā), ܝܲܕܝܼܕܵܐ (yadīdā), ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܵܘܣܬ (dāwst)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܵܘܣܬܝܼ (dāwstī)		ܕܵܘܣܬܲܢ (dāwstan)
	construct	ܕܵܘܣܬ (dāwst)	2nd person	ܕܵܘܣܬܘܼܟ݂ (dāwstūḵ)	ܕܵܘܣܬܵܟ݂ܝ (dāwstāḵ)	ܕܵܘܣܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dāwstāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܵܘܣܬ (dāwst)	3rd person	ܕܵܘܣܬܹܗ (dāwstēh)	ܕܵܘܣܬܘܿܗ̇ (dāwstōh)	ܕܵܘܣܬܗܘܿܢ (dāwsthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܵܘܣܬܝܼ̈ (dāwstī)		ܕܵܘܣܬܲܢ̈ (dāwstan)
	construct	ܕܵܘܣܬܲܝ̈ (dāwstay)	2nd person	ܕܵܘܣܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dāwstūḵ)	ܕܵܘܣܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dāwstāḵ)	ܕܵܘܣܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dāwstāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܵܘܣܬܹ̈ܐ (dāwstē)	3rd person	ܕܵܘܣܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dāwstūh)	ܕܵܘܣܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dāwstōh)	ܕܵܘܣܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dāwsthōn)