ܙܪܕܘܫܬܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Persian زردشت (zardošt) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [zar.duʃ.tɑːjɑː]
Adjective
ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܐ • (zarduštāyā) (feminine ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܬܵܐ (zarduštāytā), plural ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܹܐ (zarduštāyē))
- Zoroastrian (relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism)
Noun
ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܐ • (zarduštāyā) m sg (plural ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܹܐ (zarduštāyē), feminine ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܬܵܐ (zarduštāytā))
- Zoroastrian (a follower of Zoroastrianism)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝ (zarduštāy) | 1st person | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܝܼ (zarduštāyī) | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܲܢ (zarduštāyan) | |||
| construct | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝ (zarduštāy) | 2nd person | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (zarduštāyōḵ) | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (zarduštāyāḵ) | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zarduštāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܐ (zarduštāyā) | 3rd person | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܹܗ (zarduštāyēh) | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܗ̇ (zarduštāyāh) | ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܗܘܿܢ (zarduštāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܝܼܢ (zarduštāyīn) | 1st person | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܝܼ (zarduštāyī) | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܲܢ (zarduštāyan) | |||
| construct | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܲܝ (zarduštāyay) | 2nd person | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (zarduštāyōḵ) | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (zarduštāyāḵ) | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zarduštāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܹܐ (zarduštāyē) | 3rd person | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܘܼܗܝ (zarduštāyūh) | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (zarduštāyōh) | ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (zarduštāyayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (zarduštāyūtā, “Zoroastrianism”)