ܡܣܪܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܪ ܩ (s r q)
3 terms

ܡܣܪܛܐ

Tool noun derived from the verb ܣܵܪܹܛ (sārēṭ, “to draw lines”) as a phono-semantic matching of Arabic مِسْطَرَة (misṭara) through metathesis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mas.rətˤɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܣܪܛܵܐ • (masrṭā) m sg (plural ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܹܐ (masrṭē))

1. ruler (measuring or drawing device)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܣܪܛܵܐ (masrṭā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܣܪܛܝܼ (masrṭī)		ܡܲܣܪܛܲܢ (masrṭan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܪܲܛ (masraṭ)	2nd person	ܡܲܣܪܛܘܼܟ݂ (masrṭūḵ)	ܡܲܣܪܛܵܟ݂ܝ (masrṭāḵ)	ܡܲܣܪܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (masrṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܪܛܵܐ (masrṭā)	3rd person	ܡܲܣܪܛܹܗ (masrṭēh)	ܡܲܣܪܛܘܿܗ̇ (masrṭōh)	ܡܲܣܪܛܗܘܿܢ (masrṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܝܼ (masrṭī)		ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܲܢ (masrṭan)
	construct	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܲܝ (masrṭay)	2nd person	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܘܼܟ݂ (masrṭūḵ)	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܵܟ݂ܝ (masrṭāḵ)	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (masrṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܹܐ (masrṭē)	3rd person	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܘܼܗܝ (masrṭūh)	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܘܿܗ̇ (masrṭōh)	ܡܲܣܪ̈ܛܗܘܿܢ (masrṭhōn)