ܗܢܕܘܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܗܸܢܕܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (hindūsāyā)

Etymology

Influnced by Arabic هِنْدُوسِيّ (hindūsiyy), from ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫ (hindūš, “Indus river”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending). Itself from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿduš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, the Indus”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hɪn.duːʃɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ • (hindūšāyā) (feminine ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ (hindūšāytā), plural ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindūšāyē))

1. Hindu (pertaining to Hinduism)

Noun

ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ • (hindūšāyā) m sg (plural ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindūšāyē), feminine ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ (hindūšāytā))

1. Hindu (person adhering to Hinduism)

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ (hindūšāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܝܼ (hindūšāyī)		ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܲܢ (hindūšāyan)
	construct	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝ (hindūšāy)	2nd person	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (hindūšāyūḵ)	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (hindūšāyāḵ)	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hindūšāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ (hindūšāyā)	3rd person	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܹܗ (hindūšāyēh)	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܗ̇ (hindūšāyāh)	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܗܘܿܢ (hindūšāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܝܼ̈ (hindūšāyī)		ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܲܢ̈ (hindūšāyan)
	construct	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܲܝ̈ (hindūšāyay)	2nd person	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hindūšāyūḵ)	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hindūšāyāḵ)	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hindūšāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindūšāyē)	3rd person	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (hindūšāyūh)	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (hindūšāyōh)	ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (hindūšāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (hindūšāyūṯā, “Hinduism”)

Related terms

• ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܐ (hindwāyā, “Indian”)