ܚܝܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܚܝܙܐ

From Northern Kurdish خيز‎ (xîz, “sand; gravel, pebble”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xiːzɑː]

Noun

ܚܝܼܙܵܐ • (ḥīzā) m

1. sand

   Synonym: ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā)

   ܛܵܡܹܪ ܪܹܝܫܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܚܝܼܙܵܐ. ― ṭāmēr rēšēh gāw ḥīzā. ― Bury his head in the sand.

   ܒܵܢܲܚ ܩܲܨܪܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܝܼܙܵܐ. ― bānaḥ qaṣrē d-ḥīzā. ― Let’s build sandcastles.

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܝܼܙܵܐ (ḥīzā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܝܼܙܝܼ (ḥīzī)		ܚܝܼܙܲܢ (ḥīzan)
	construct	ܚܝܼܙ (ḥīz)	2nd person	ܚܝܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (ḥīzūḵ)	ܚܝܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥīzāḵ)	ܚܝܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥīzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܝܼܙܵܐ (ḥīzā)	3rd person	ܚܝܼܙܹܗ (ḥīzēh)	ܚܝܼܙܵܗ̇ (ḥīzāh)	ܚܝܼܙܗܘܿܢ (ḥīzhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܝܼܙܝܼ̈ (ḥīzī)		ܚܝܼܙܲܢ̈ (ḥīzan)
	construct	ܚܝܼܙܲܝ̈ (ḥīzay)	2nd person	ܚܝܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥīzūḵ)	ܚܝܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥīzāḵ)	ܚܝܼܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥīzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܝܼܙܹ̈ܐ (ḥīzē)	3rd person	ܚܝܼܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥīzūh)	ܚܝܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥīzōh)	ܚܝܼܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥīzhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܝܼܙܵܢܵܐ (ḥīzānā, “sandy”)
• ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܝܼܙܵܝܬܵܐ (šāˁṯā ḥīzāytā, “hourglass”)