ܡܫܡܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܫܡܫܬܐ

Alternative forms

• ܡܸܫܡܸܫܵܐ (mišmiššā), ܡܸܫܡܸܫ (mišmiš)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِشْمِشَة (mišmiša), singulative of مِشْمِش (mišmiš), a possibly distant relation to Akkadian 𒌑𒂊𒈦𒈦 (masmas).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪʃ.mɪʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ • (mišmištā) f sg (plural ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mišmišyātē))

1. apricot (juicy soft fruit of an orange-yellow colour)

   ܟܠ ܩܲܝܛܵܐ ܒܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬܵܐ، ܚܨܝܼܕ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܲܢ ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܲܢ.

   kul qayṭā b-šaḇrūtā, ḥṣīd wā lan mišmišyātē min īlānan.

   Every summer growing up we used to apricots from our tree.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ (mišmištā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܝܼ (mišmištī)		ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܲܢ (mišmištan)
	construct	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܲܬ݂ (mišmiššaṯ)	2nd person	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (mišmištūḵ)	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mišmištāḵ)	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mišmištāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ (mišmištā)	3rd person	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܹܗ (mišmištēh)	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܗ̇ (mišmištāh)	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܬܗܘܿܢ (mišmišthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mišmišyāṯī)		ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mišmišyāṯan)
	construct	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂̈ (mišmišyāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mišmišyāṯūḵ)	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mišmišyāṯāḵ)	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mišmišyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mišmišyāṯē)	3rd person	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mišmišyāṯūh)	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mišmišyāṯōh)	ܡܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mišmišyāṯhōn)