ܪܝܫܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editFrom ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā, “head”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic رَئِيسِيّ (raʔīsiyy) and Hebrew רָאשִׁי (rashí).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ • (rēšāyā) (feminine ܪܹܝܫܵܝܬܵܐ (rēšāytā), plural ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܝܹܐ (rēšāyē))
- main, principal
- ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܹܐܡܲܪܬܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܟܠܹܗ ܣܦܲܪܝܵܘܡܵܐ.
- īwā mēmartā rēšāytā b-kullēh sparyāwmā.
- It was the lead article of the whole newspaper.
- ܒܸܥܡܵܪܵܐ ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܟܸܣ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܕܫܵܡܥܹܬ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܩܲܗܠܵܐ ܕܡܲܪܕܝܼܬܵܐ.
- biˁmārā l-qurbā kis urḥā rēšāytā kē hāwē d-šāmˁēt rābā qahlā d-mardītā.
- Living near the main road means you hear a lot of traffic noise.
- superlative degree of ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā); best
- Antonym: ܣܸܪܝܵܐ (siryā)
- ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܸܬ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ.
- īwā mindī rēšāyā d-īwet ḥizyā.
- It was the best thing you've seen.