ܫܦܬܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܫܦܬܝܐ

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish شیفتی (şiftî).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪp.ˈtiːjɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ • (šiptīyā) m sg (plural ܫܸܦܬܝܼܹܐ (šiptīyē))

1. watermelon (large fruit with smooth green skin, red pulp, and watery juice)

   ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ.

   šaḇrē bēḵālā šiptīyā b-yāwmā d-ḥimmā b-qayṭā.

   Children eating watermelon on a hot summer’s day.

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ (šiptīyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܝܼ (šiptīyī)		ܫܸܦܬܝܼܲܢ (šiptīyan)
	construct	ܫܸܦܬܝܼ (šiptī)	2nd person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (šiptīyūḵ)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (šiptīyāḵ)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiptīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ (šiptīyā)	3rd person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܹܗ (šiptīyēh)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܗ̇ (šiptīyāh)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܗܘܿܢ (šiptīhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܝܼ̈ (šiptīyī)		ܫܸܦܬܝܼܲܢ̈ (šiptīyan)
	construct	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܲܝ̈ (šiptīyay)	2nd person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šiptīyūḵ)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šiptīyāḵ)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiptīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܹ̈ܐ (šiptīyē)	3rd person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šiptīyūh)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šiptīyōh)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šiptīhōn)

See also

• ܦܲܛܝܼܚܵܐ (paṭīḥā)