ܥܩܘܒܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
Compare Classical Syriac ܥܘܩܒܪܐ (ʿuqbrā) and Hebrew עַכְבָּר ('akhbár) with the computing term semantic loan from English mouse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ • (ˁaqubrā) m (plural ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁaqubrē), feminine ܥܘܼܩܒܲܪܬܵܐ (ˁuqbartā))
- mouse (animal)
- ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ. ― īṯ wā ˁaqubrā gāw baytā. ― There was a mouse in the house.
- ܩܵܛܘܿ، ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ، ܘܓܘܼܒܬ݂ܵܐ. ― qāṭō, ˁaqubrā, w-gubṯā. ― Cat, mouse, and cheese.
- computer mouse
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ (ˁaqubrā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܝܼ (ˁaqubrī) |
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܲܢ (ˁaqubran) | ||
| construct | ܥܘܼܩܒܲܪ (ˁuqbar) |
2nd person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaqubrūḵ) |
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaqubrāḵ) |
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaqubrāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ (ˁaqubrā) |
3rd person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹܗ (ˁaqubrēh) |
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܘܿܗ̇ (ˁaqubrōh) |
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܗܘܿܢ (ˁaqubrhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܝܼ (ˁaqubrī) |
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܲܢ (ˁaqubran) | ||
| construct | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܲܝ (ˁaqubray) |
2nd person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaqubrūḵ) |
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaqubrāḵ) |
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaqubrāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁaqubrē) |
3rd person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ˁaqubrūh) |
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁaqubrōh) |
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁaqubrhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܥܘܼܩܒܲܪܬܵܐ (ˁuqbartā, “muscle”)
- ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ ܦܵܪܘܿܚܵܐ (ˁaqubrā pārōḥā, “bat”)
- ܐܸܕ݂ܢܲܝ̈ ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹ̈ܐ (iḏnay ˁaqubrē, “myosotis, forget-me-not”, literally “ears of the mouse”)