ܐܪܟܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, By surface analysis, ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (arkē, archives; library) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending). Partially displaced by ܢܵܛܲܪ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (nāṭar arkē).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔar.kɑːjɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔar.t͡ʃɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܐ • (arkāyām sg (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (arkāyē), feminine ܐܲܪܟܵܝܬܵܐ (arkāytā))

  1. librarian, library-keeper (keeper or manager of a library)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
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singular absolute ܐܲܪܟܵܝ (arkāy) 1st person ܐܲܪܟܵܝܝܼ (arkāyī) ܐܲܪܟܵܝܲܢ (arkāyan)
construct ܐܲܪܟܵܝ (arkāy) 2nd person ܐܲܪܟܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (arkāyōḵ) ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (arkāyāḵ) ܐܲܪܟܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arkāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܐ (arkāyā) 3rd person ܐܲܪܟܵܝܹܗ (arkāyēh) ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܗ̇ (arkāyāh) ܐܲܪܟܵܝܗܘܿܢ (arkāyhōn)
plural absolute ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܝܼܢ (arkāyīn) 1st person ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܝܼ (arkāyī) ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܢ (arkāyan)
construct ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܝ (arkāyay) 2nd person ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (arkāyōḵ) ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (arkāyāḵ) ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (arkāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܹܐ (arkāyē) 3rd person ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܼܗܝ (arkāyūh) ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (arkāyōh) ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (arkāyayhōn)

See also