ܕܪܡܣܘܩܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩ (darmsōq, “Damascus”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [darəm.soːˈqɑːjɑː]
Adjective
ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ • (darmsōqāyā) (feminine ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܬܵܐ (darmsōqāytā), plural ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܹܐ (darmsōqāyē))
- Damascene (of or relating to Damascus)
Noun
ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ • (darmsōqāyā) m sg (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܹܐ (darmsōqāyē), feminine ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܬܵܐ (darmsōqāytā))
Usage notes
- (Syrian): Sometimes ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ (darmsōqāyā) is used to avoid ambiguity between ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܝܵܐ (sūrīyāyā, “Syrian”) and ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (surrāyā, “Assyrian, Syriac”).
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝ (darmsōqāy) | 1st person | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܝܼ (darmsōqāyī) | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܲܢ (darmsōqāyan) | |||
| construct | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝ (darmsōqāy) | 2nd person | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (darmsōqāyōḵ) | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (darmsōqāyāḵ) | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darmsōqāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ (darmsōqāyā) | 3rd person | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܹܗ (darmsōqāyēh) | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܗ̇ (darmsōqāyāh) | ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܗܘܿܢ (darmsōqāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܝܼܢ (darmsōqāyīn) | 1st person | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܝܼ (darmsōqāyī) | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܲܢ (darmsōqāyan) | |||
| construct | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܲܝ (darmsōqāyay) | 2nd person | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (darmsōqāyōḵ) | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (darmsōqāyāḵ) | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darmsōqāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܹܐ (darmsōqāyē) | 3rd person | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܘܼܗܝ (darmsōqāyūh) | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (darmsōqāyōh) | ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (darmsōqāyayhōn) | |||