ܡܫܠܛܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܠ ܛ (š l ṭ)
6 terms

ܡܫܠܛܢܐ ܡܪܚܩܐ

Etymology

From the verb ܫܲܠܸܛ (šalliṭ, “to rule, control”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending), with the sense of “remote control” nominalised from ܡܫܲܠܛܘܼܬܵܐ ܡܪܸܚܩܵܐ (mšalṭūtā mriḥqā, literally “control from distance”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [məʃaltˤɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܐ • (mšalṭānā) (feminine ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mšalṭānītā), plural ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mšalṭānē))

1. ruling, in power, sovereign, in control

   Synonyms: ܫܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ (šalīṭā), ܐܲܚܝܼܕܵܐ (aḥīdā)

2. prominent, predominant, prevailing, powerful

   Synonyms: ܐܵܚܘܿܕܵܐ (āḥōdā), ܡܲܥܒܕܵܢܵܐ (maˁbdānā), ܙܲܒܛܢܵܢܵܐ (zabṭnānā)

   ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ ܒܝܲܨܝܼܦܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܐ ܘܡܲܥܒ݂ܕܵܢܵܐ

   parṣōpā b-yaṣīpūtā d-nāšā mšalṭānā w-maˁḇdānā

   A person protected by a man of prominence and influence.

Noun

ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܐ • (mšalṭānā) m sg (plural ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mšalṭānē))

1. remote control, remote, controller

   ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚܵܐ ܠܡܲܠܗܘܼܝܹܐ ܘܠܡܲܟ̰ܡܘܼܥܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ.

   mšalṭānā pīšā ìlēh mupliḥḥā l-malhūyē w-l-mačmūˁē lēh prāsḥizwā.

   The remote control is used to turn on and off the television.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܐ (mšalṭānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܝܼ (mšalṭānī)		ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܲܢ (mšalṭānan)
	construct	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢ (mšalṭān)	2nd person	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (mšalṭānūḵ)	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (mšalṭānāḵ)	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšalṭānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܐ (mšalṭānā)	3rd person	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܹܗ (mšalṭānēh)	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܗ̇ (mšalṭānāh)	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܗܘܿܢ (mšalṭānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܝܼ̈ (mšalṭānī)		ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܲܢ̈ (mšalṭānan)
	construct	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܲܝ̈ (mšalṭānay)	2nd person	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mšalṭānūḵ)	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mšalṭānāḵ)	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšalṭānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mšalṭānē)	3rd person	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mšalṭānūh)	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mšalṭānōh)	ܡܫܲܠܛܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mšalṭānhōn)