ܨܘܢܡܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English tsunami, ultimately from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), a compound of 津 (tsu, “cove, inlet, outlet”) +‎ 波 (nami, “wave”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤu.nɑːmiː]

Noun

ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ • (ṣūnāmī) m sg (plural ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹ̈ܐ (ṣūnāmīyē))

1. tsunami, tidal wave (large and destructive ocean wave)

   ܣܗܝܼܕ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ، ܠܲܦܵܐ ܝܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܢܵܩܹܦ ܪܵܘܕܵܢܵܐ

   shīd lhōn ṣūnāmī, lappā yammāyā ṭāḇ rāmā d-nāqēp rāwdānā

   They witnessed a tsunami, the highest marine wave that follows an earthquake.

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ (ṣūnāmī)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܝܼ (ṣūnāmīyī)		ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܢ (ṣūnāmīyan)
	construct	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ (ṣūnāmī)	2nd person	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (ṣūnāmīyūḵ)	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣūnāmīyāḵ)	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣūnāmīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ (ṣūnāmī)	3rd person	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹܗ (ṣūnāmīyēh)	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܗ̇ (ṣūnāmīyāh)	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܗܘܿܢ (ṣūnāmīhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܝܼ̈ (ṣūnāmīyī)		ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܢ̈ (ṣūnāmīyan)
	construct	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܝ̈ (ṣūnāmīyay)	2nd person	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣūnāmīyūḵ)	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣūnāmīyāḵ)	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣūnāmīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹ̈ܐ (ṣūnāmīyē)	3rd person	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣūnāmīyūh)	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣūnāmīyōh)	ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣūnāmīhōn)

See also

• ܠܲܦܵܐ ܥܕܵܝܵܐ (lappā ˁdāyā, “tidal wave”)