ܠܘܚܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܠܘܼܚܵܐ (lūḥā, “tablet, board”) +‎ -ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-īṯā, appended to masc. nouns, forming fem. counterparts denoting corresponding small items)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [lu.ˈxiːθɑː]

Noun

ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (lūḥīṯā) f sg (plural ܠܘܼܚ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (luḥyāṯē))

1. menu (list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar)

   Synonym: ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܡܹܐܟ݂̈ܠܵܬ݂ܹܐ (siḏrā d-mēḵlāṯē)

   ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܡܛܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܛܵܠܒܹܢ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ.

   ḥizyā ìwen lūḥīṯā, mṭāyā ìwen d-ṭālbēn ādīyā.

   I’ve seen the menu, I would like to order now.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (lūḥīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (lūḥīṯī)		ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (lūḥīṯan)
	construct	ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ (lūḥīṯ)	2nd person	ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (lūḥīṯūḵ)	ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (lūḥīṯāḵ)	ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lūḥīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (lūḥīṯā)	3rd person	ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (lūḥīṯēh)	ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (lūḥīṯāh)	ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (lūḥīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܘܼܚܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (luḥyāṯī)		ܠܘܼܚܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (luḥyāṯan)
	construct	ܠܘܼܚ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (luḥyāṯ)	2nd person	ܠܘܼܚܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (luḥyāṯūḵ)	ܠܘܼܚܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (luḥyāṯāḵ)	ܠܘܼܚܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (luḥyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܘܼܚ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (luḥyāṯē)	3rd person	ܠܘܼܚܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (luḥyāṯūh)	ܠܘܼܚ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (luḥyāṯōh)	ܠܘܼܚܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (luḥyāṯhōn)