ܗܢܕܘܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
From ܗܸܢܕܘܼ (hindū, “India”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܐ • (hindūwāyā) (feminine ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܬܵܐ (hindūwāytā), plural ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindūwāyē))
- Indian (of, from, or pertaining to India, its culture, or people)
- Hindi (relating to the Hindi language)
Noun edit
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܐ • (hindūwāyā) m sg (plural ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindūwāyē), feminine ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܬܵܐ (hindūwāytā))
- Indian (A person from India or of Indian descent)
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܐ (hindūwāyā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܝܼ (hindūwāyī) |
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܲܢ (hindūwāyan) | ||
| construct | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝ (hindūwāy) |
2nd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (hindūwāyūḵ) |
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (hindūwāyāḵ) |
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hindūwāyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܐ (hindūwāyā) |
3rd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܹܗ (hindūwāyēh) |
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܗ̇ (hindūwāyāh) |
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܗܘܿܢ (hindūwāyhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܝܼ̈ (hindūwāyī) |
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܲܢ̈ (hindūwāyan) | ||
| construct | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܲܝ̈ (hindūwāyay) |
2nd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hindūwāyūḵ) |
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hindūwāyāḵ) |
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hindūwāyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindūwāyē) |
3rd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (hindūwāyūh) |
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (hindūwāyōh) |
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (hindūwāyhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (hindūwāˀīṯ, “Hindi”)
- ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōs hindūwāyā, “the Indian Ocean”)
- ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܬܵܐ (dmūṯ yabīštā hindūwāytā, “the Indian subcontinent”)
- ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܐ (iṭruggā hindūwāyā, “grapefruit”, literally “Indian citron”)
- ܚܡܵܪܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܵܐ (ḥmārā hindūwāyā, “rhinoceros”, literally “Indian donkey”)
- ܬܵܘܠܥܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܼܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (tāwlˁā hindūwāyṯā, “silkworm”, literally “Indian worm”)
Related terms edit
- ܗܸܢܕܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (hindūsāyā, “Hindu”)