ܡܫܬܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܬ ܐ (š t ˀ)
6 terms

ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܕܥܐܕ ܡܘܠܕܐ ܕܫܒܪ̈ܐ ― Children’s birthday party

Compare Classical Syriac ܡܫܬܘܬܐ (meštūṯā, “banquet; wedding feast”) and Hebrew מִשְׁתֶּה (mishté).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪʃ.tuːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɪʃ.tuːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (mištūṯā) f sg (plural ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mištwāṯē) or ܡܸܫܬܘܼܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mištūyāṯē))

1. party (social gathering for entertainment and fun)

   ܒܸܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܹܢ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ ܕܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܚܲܕ݇.

   bit ˁāḇḏēn mištūṯā qā ˁēḏ māwlāḏī d-ˁisrīn w-ḥa.

   I’m throwing a party for my twenty-first birthday!

   (literally, “I’m doing a party”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mištūṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (mištūṯī)		ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (mištūṯan)
	construct	ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ (mištūṯ)	2nd person	ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mištūṯūḵ)	ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mištūṯāḵ)	ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mištūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mištūṯā)	3rd person	ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (mištūṯēh)	ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mištūṯāh)	ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mištuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (mištwāṯī)		ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (mištwāṯan)
	construct	ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂̈ (mištwāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mištwāṯūḵ)	ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mištwāṯāḵ)	ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mištwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mištwāṯē)	3rd person	ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mištwāṯūh)	ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mištwāṯōh)	ܡܸܫܬܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mištwāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• (party): ܙܵܘܚܵܐ (zāwḥā), ܚܲܓܵܐ (ḥaggā), ܚܲܦ̮ܠܵܐ (ḥaflā)
• (banquet): ܚܡܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥmāšīṯā), ܐܵܪܚܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ārḥūṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܬ-ܐ (š-t-ʾ) related to drinking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛʃtuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɛʃt(ə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܫܬܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܫܬܘܬܐ)

1. banquet, wedding feast, marriage

Inflection

    declension of ܡܫܬܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܫܬܘ	ܡܫܬܘܢ
construct	ܡܫܬܘܬ	ܡܫܬܘܬ
emphatic	ܡܫܬܘܬܐ	ܡܫܬܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܫܬܘܬܝ	ܡܫܬܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܫܬܘܬܟ	ܡܫܬܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܫܬܘܬܟܝ	ܡܫܬܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܫܬܘܬܗ	ܡܫܬܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܫܬܘܬܗ	ܡܫܬܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܫܬܘܬܢ	ܡܫܬܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܫܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܫܬܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܫܬܘܬܟܝܢ	ܡܫܬܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܫܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܫܬܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܫܬܘܬܗܝܢ	ܡܫܬܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mštw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 385a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 310a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 856b