ܫܬܐܣܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܬ ܐ ܣ (š t ˀ s)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac probably related to or a blend of ܐܫܬܐ (ʾeštāʾ, “buttock, backside”) and/or ܐܣܬܐ (ʾessəṯāʾ, “party wall”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃatʔtɪs.tɑː]

Noun

ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܐ • (šatˀistā) f sg (plural ܫܲܬܐܸܣܹ̈ܐ (šatˀissē) or ܫܲܐܬܸܣܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šaˀtissātē))

1. base, bottom, groundwork
2. (architecture) foundation
3. (grammar) stem, base form
4. element

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܐ (šatˀistā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܝܼ (šatˀistī)		ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܲܢ (šatˀistan)
	construct	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܲܬ݂ (šatˀissaṯ)	2nd person	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܘܼܟ݂ (šatˀistūḵ)	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܟ݂ܝ (šatˀistāḵ)	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šatˀistāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܐ (šatˀistā)	3rd person	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܹܗ (šatˀistēh)	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܗ̇ (šatˀistāh)	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܗܘܿܢ (šatˀisthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܝܼ̈ (šaˀtisī)		ܫܲܐܬܸܣܲܢ̈ (šaˀtissan)
	construct	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܲܝ̈ (šatˀissay)	2nd person	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šaˀtisūḵ)	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šaˀtissāḵ)	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaˀtissāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܹ̈ܐ (šaˀtissē)	3rd person	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šaˀtisūh)	ܫܲܐܬܸܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šaˀtissōh)	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šaˀtishōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܲܬܐܸܣ (šatˀis)
• ܫܘܼܬܐܵܣܵܐ (šūtˀāsā)
• ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܐ ܓܲܝܣܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (šatˀistā gaysāyṯā, “military base”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܫܬܐܣܬܐ

Etymology

Probably related to ܐܫܬܐ (ʾeštāʾ) and/or ܐܣܬܐ (ʾessəṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛtte(ʔ)stɑ(ʔ)], [ʃatte(ʔ)stɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܬܐܣܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܬܐܣܐ)

1. base, bottom, groundwork
2. (architecture) foundation
3. (grammar) stem, base form
4. element

Inflection

    declension of ܫܬܐܣܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܬܐܣܐ	ܫܬܐܣܝܢ
construct	ܫܬܐܣܬ	ܫܬܐܣܝ
emphatic	ܫܬܐܣܬܐ	ܫܬܐܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܬܐܣܬܝ	ܫܬܐܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܬܐܣܬܟ	ܫܬܐܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܬܐܣܬܟܝ	ܫܬܐܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܬܐܣܬܗ	ܫܬܐܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܬܐܣܬܗ	ܫܬܐܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܬܐܣܬܢ	ܫܬܐܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܬܐܣܬܟܘܢ	ܫܬܐܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܬܐܣܬܟܝܢ	ܫܬܐܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܬܐܣܬܗܘܢ	ܫܬܐܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܬܐܣܬܗܝܢ	ܫܬܐܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “štˀsh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 384b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 600b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1614a-b