ܩܪܛܝܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܪܛܝܣܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܪܛܝܣܐ, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρτης (khártēs, “sheet of paper”); also borrowed into Arabic قُرْطَاس (qurṭās) and Hebrew כַּרְטִיס (kartís). Doublet of ܟܲܪܛܵܐ (karṭā, “card”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qar.tˤeːsɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ • (qarṭaysā) m sg (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܹܐ (qarṭaysē))

1. sheet of paper, paper
2. diploma, certificate
3. (navigation) map, chart

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (qarṭaysā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܝܼ (qarṭaysī)		ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܲܢ (qarṭaysan)
	construct	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣ (qarṭays)	2nd person	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܘܼܟ݂ (qarṭaysūḵ)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qarṭaysāḵ)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarṭaysāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (qarṭaysā)	3rd person	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܹܗ (qarṭaysēh)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܗ̇ (qarṭaysāh)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܗܘܿܢ (qarṭayshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܝܼ (qarṭaysī)		ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܢ (qarṭaysan)
	construct	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܝ (qarṭaysay)	2nd person	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܼܟ݂ (qarṭaysūḵ)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qarṭaysāḵ)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarṭaysāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܹܐ (qarṭaysē)	3rd person	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܼܗܝ (qarṭaysūh)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܿܗ̇ (qarṭaysōh)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܗܘܿܢ (qarṭayshōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (maḵtḇānūt qarṭaysā, “mapping, cartography”)
• ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐ (qarṭaysā dˁālmā, “world map”)
• ܩܲܪܛܸܣ (qarṭis, “to map”)