ܕܚܫܐ

See also: ܪܚܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic דַּחְשָׁא (daḥšā, “attendant; guard, officer”), from Parthian *daxš; compare Old Armenian դահիճ (dahič), also from Iranian.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dax.ʃɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܚܫܵܐ • (daḥšā) m sg (plural ܕܲܚܫܹ̈ܐ (daḥšē), feminine ܕܚܲܫܬܵܐ (dḥaštā))

1. soldier
2. guard, officer
3. (chess) pawn
4. (card games) jack, knave

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܚܫܝܼ (daḥšī)		ܕܲܚܫܲܢ (daḥšan)
	construct	ܕܲܚܫ (daḥš)	2nd person	ܕܲܚܫܘܼܟ݂ (daḥšūḵ)	ܕܲܚܫܵܟ݂ܝ (daḥšāḵ)	ܕܲܚܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (daḥšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)	3rd person	ܕܲܚܫܹܗ (daḥšēh)	ܕܲܚܫܵܗ̇ (daḥšāh)	ܕܲܚܫܗܘܿܢ (daḥšhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܚܫܝܼ̈ (daḥšī)		ܕܲܚܫܲܢ̈ (daḥšan)
	construct	ܕܲܚܫܲܝ̈ (daḥšay)	2nd person	ܕܲܚܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (daḥšūḵ)	ܕܲܚܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (daḥšāḵ)	ܕܲܚܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (daḥšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܚܫܹ̈ܐ (daḥšē)	3rd person	ܕܲܚܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (daḥšūh)	ܕܲܚܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (daḥšōh)	ܕܲܚܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (daḥšhōn)

Derived terms

• ܕܲܚܫܵܝܵܐ (daḥšāyā)
• ܕܲܚܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (daḥšūṯā)
• ܕܲܚܫܵܐ ܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܢܵܝܵܐ (daḥšā rāzānāyā)

Coordinate terms

Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text)
ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā)	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā)	ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā)	ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā)	ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē)	ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)

Playing cards in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܛܘܼܝܵܠ ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (ṭūyāl warqē) (layout · text)
ܐܵܣܵܐ (āsā)	ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn)	ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā)	ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā)	ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā)	ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)	ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šaḇˁā)
ܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ (tmānyā)	ܬܸܫܥܵܐ (tišˁā)	ܥܸܣܪܵܐ (ˁisrā)	ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā)	ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā)	ܓ̰ܘܿܟܲܪ (jōkar)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Parthian *daxš. Compare Old Armenian դահիճ (dahič), also from Iranian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daħʃɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [daħʃe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܚܫܐ • (daḥšā) m (plural ܕܚܫܐ)

1. attendant
2. guard, officer
3. lictor, yeoman

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܚܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܚܫ	ܕܚܫܝܢ
construct	ܕܚܫ	ܕܚܫܝ
emphatic	ܕܚܫܐ	ܕܚܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܚܫܝ	ܕܚܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܚܫܟ	ܕܚܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܚܫܟܝ	ܕܚܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܚܫܗ	ܕܚܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܚܫܗ	ܕܚܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܚܫܢ	ܕܚܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܚܫܟܘܢ	ܕܚܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܚܫܟܝܢ	ܕܚܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܚܫܗܘܢ	ܕܚܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܚܫܗܝܢ	ܕܚܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dḥš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 62b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 89a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 292a