ܬܫܘܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ)
5 terms

Derived from the verb ܡܲܫܘܹܐ (mašwē, to smooth out; to spread out over a larger area).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tɪʃ.wiːθɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (tišwīṯāf sg (plural ܬܸܫܘܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tišwyāṯē))

  1. bed; bedding; mattress
    Synonym: ܡܲܫܟܒ݂ܵܐ (maškḇā)
    ܫܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.
    šārūṯā b-tišwīṯā ḥḇīštā ìlāh.
    Breakfast in bed is included.
    ܫܘܼܢܵܪܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܹܟ݂ ܥܲܠ ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ.
    šūnārī kē dāmēḵ ˁal tišwīṯā b-yāwmā.
    My cat sleeps on the bed during the day.

Usage notes

This word is generally distinct from ܥܲܪܣܵܐ (ˁarsā), which has a physical structure like a couch or litter, this world refers most often just to a mattress or other textile used on top of the ܥܲܪܣܵܐ (ˁarsā) for sleep.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܬܸܫܘܝܼ (tišwī) 1st person ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (tišwīṯī) ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (tišwīṯan)
construct ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ (tišwīṯ) 2nd person ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tišwīṯōḵ) ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tišwīṯāḵ) ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tišwīṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tišwīṯā) 3rd person ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (tišwīṯēh) ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tišwīṯāh) ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tišwīṯhōn)
plural absolute ܬܸܫܘܝܵܢ̈ (tišwyān) 1st person ܬܸܫܘܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (tišwyāṯī) ܬܸܫܘܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (tišwyāṯan)
construct ܬܸܫܘܝܵܬ݂̈ (tišwyāṯ) 2nd person ܬܸܫܘܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tišwyāṯōḵ) ܬܸܫܘܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tišwyāṯāḵ) ܬܸܫܘܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tišwyāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܸܫܘܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tišwyāṯā) 3rd person ܬܸܫܘܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (tišwyāṯēh) ܬܸܫܘܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tišwyāṯāh) ܬܸܫܘܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tišwyāṯhōn)