Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܟ̰ܫܡܐ

Etymology

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From Persian چشمه (čašme, spring; water source)

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃaʃ.mɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃat͡ʃ.mɑː], [t͡ʃaʒ.mɑː]

Noun

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ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܐ (čašmāf (plural ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (čašmātē) or ܟ̰ܲܫܡܹ̈ܐ (čašmē))

  1. toilet, toilet bowl, latrine (fixture used for urination and defecation)
    ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܕܵܟ݂ܪܹܬ ܠܸܡܪܵܩܵܐ ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܬ݇ܪ ܡܲܦܠܲܚܬܵܐ.
    wālē d-dāḵrēt limrāqā čašmā min bar maplaḥtā.
    You must remember to flush the toilet after use.

Inflection

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Inflection of ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܟ̰ܲܫܡܝܼ (čašmī) ܟ̰ܲܫܡܲܢ (čašman)
construct ܟ̰ܲܫܡܲܬ (čašmat) 2nd person ܟ̰ܲܫܡܘܼܟ݂ (čašmōḵ) ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܟ݂ܝ (čašmāḵ) ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (čašmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܐ (čašmā) 3rd person ܟ̰ܲܫܡܹܗ (čašmēh) ܟ̰ܲܫܡܘܿܗ̇ (čašmōh) ܟ̰ܲܫܡܗܘܿܢ (čašmhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܝܼ̈ (čašmātī) ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܲܢ̈ (čašmātan)
construct ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬ̈ (čašmāt) 2nd person ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (čašmātōḵ) ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (čašmātāḵ) ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (čašmātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (čašmātē) 3rd person ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (čašmātūh) ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (čašmātōh) ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (čašmāthōn)

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