ܪܘܫܡܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܫ ܡ (r š m)
4 terms

Etymology

From ܪܘܼܫܡܵܐ (rušmā, “mark, seal”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ruʃ.mɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܪܘܼܫܡܵܝܵܐ • (rušmāyā) (feminine ܪܘܼܫܡܵܝܬܵܐ (rušmāytā), plural ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܵܝܹܐ (rušmāyē))

1. official, legitimate, formal

   ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܣܘܼܙܓܵܪܵܐ ܪܘܼܫܡܵܝܵܐ ܒܹܝܠ ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ.

   mamllā ˁal suzgārā rušmāyā bēl atrāwātē.

   A speech over the official agreement between the countries.

   ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܵܝܹܐ ܕܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܝܢܵܐ ܣܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ ܘܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ.

   liššānē rušmāyē d-uḥdānā d-āšōr ìnā sūrāˀīt w-ˁarḇāˀīt.

   The official languages of the State of Assyria are Assyrian and Arabic.

2. conventional, according to rule
3. ceremonial