ܗܢܕܘܫܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܗܸܢܕܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (hindūsāyā)
Etymology
Influnced by Arabic هِنْدُوسِيّ (hindūsiyy), from ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫ (hindūš, “Indus river”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending). Itself from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hinduš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, the Indus”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [hɪn.duːʃɑːjɑː]
Adjective
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ • (hindūšāyā) (feminine ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ (hindūšāytā), plural ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindūšāyē))
- Hindu (pertaining to Hinduism)
Noun
ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ • (hindūšāyā) m sg (plural ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindūšāyē), feminine ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ (hindūšāytā))
- Hindu (person adhering to Hinduism)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝ (hindūšāy) | 1st person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܝܼ (hindūšāyī) | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܲܢ (hindūšāyan) | |||
| construct | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝ (hindūšāy) | 2nd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (hindūšāyōḵ) | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (hindūšāyāḵ) | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hindūšāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ (hindūšāyā) | 3rd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܹܗ (hindūšāyēh) | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܗ̇ (hindūšāyāh) | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܗܘܿܢ (hindūšāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (hindūšāyīn) | 1st person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܝܼ̈ (hindūšāyī) | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܲܢ̈ (hindūšāyan) | |||
| construct | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܲܝ̈ (hindūšāyay) | 2nd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hindūšāyōḵ) | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hindūšāyāḵ) | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hindūšāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindūšāyē) | 3rd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (hindūšāyūh) | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (hindūšāyōh) | ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (hindūšāyayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (hindūšāyūṯā, “Hinduism”)