ܟܐܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܐܝ (ܢܨܒܬܐ)

ܟܐܝ (ܫܬܝܬܐ)

Alternative forms

• ܟ̰ܵܝ (čāy)

Etymology

From Persian چای (čây), from Chinese 茶葉／茶叶 (cháyè).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaːj]

Noun

ܟ̰ܵܐܝ • (čāy) m

1. (uncountable) tea, tea plant (the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea)

   ܗ̇ܘ ܟ̰ܵܐܝ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܓܘܼܪܘܸܣܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܗܸܢܕܘܼ.

   awa čāy pīš lēh gūrwissā gāw hindū.

   This tea was grown in India.

2. (uncountable) tea (a hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water)

   ܟܹܐ ܫܵܬܹܝܢ ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ ܕܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܟ̰ܵܐܝ ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ.

   kē šātēn pingānā d-qahwā yan čāy b-qaydāmtā.

   I either drink a cup of tea or coffee in the morning.

Inflection

Inflection of ܟ̰ܵܐܝ (čāy)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟ̰ܵܐܝܝܼ (čāyī)		ܟ̰ܵܐܝܲܢ (čāyan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܟ̰ܵܐܝܘܼܟ݂ (čāyūḵ)	ܟ̰ܵܐܝܵܟ݂ܝ (čāyāḵ)	ܟ̰ܵܐܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (čāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟ̰ܵܐܝ (čāy)	3rd person	ܟ̰ܵܐܝܹܗ (čāyēh)	ܟ̰ܵܐܝܘܿܗ̇ (čāyōh)	ܟ̰ܵܐܝܗܘܿܢ (čāyhōn)

See also

• ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ (pingānā, “teacup”)
• ܟ̰ܵܝܕܵܢ (čāydān, “teakettle”)
• ܟ̰ܵܝܦܵܙ (čāypāz, “teapot”)