ܡܕܪܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܕܪܫܬܐ

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܪ ܫ (d r š)
4 terms

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa) reinterpreted as from the above root. Compare Hebrew מִדְרָשָׁה (midrashá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ma.draʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ • (madraštā) f (plural ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܹܐ (madrašyātē))

1. school (institution dedicated to teaching and learning)

   ܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܝܠܝܼܦ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ؟

   mūdī līp lūḵ gāw madraštā idyōm?

   What did you learn at school today?

   ܝܵܠܲܕ݇ܢ̈ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܠ݇ܝܼ ܠܚܕܵܐ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܥܲܡܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܵܬܲܢ.

   yālan kē āzī lḥdā madraštā ˁammāytā gāw mātan.

   Our children attend a public school in our village.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ (madraštā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܝܼ (madraštī)		ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܲܢ (madraštan)
	construct	ܡܲܕܪܲܫܲܬ (madraššat)	2nd person	ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (madraštūḵ)	ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (madraštāḵ)	ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (madraštāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ (madraštā)	3rd person	ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܹܗ (madraštēh)	ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܘܿܗ̇ (madraštōh)	ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܗܘܿܢ (madrašthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܝܼ (madrašyātī)		ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܲܢ (madrašyātan)
	construct	ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬ (madrašyāt)	2nd person	ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (madrašyātūḵ)	ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (madrašyātāḵ)	ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (madrašyātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܹܐ (madrašyātē)	3rd person	ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܹܘܼܗܝ (madrašyātēyūh)	ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (madrašyātōh)	ܡܲܕܪ̈ܲܫܝܵܬܗܘܿܢ (madrašyāthōn)

Hyponyms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܨܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ (bēt ṣāwbē, “university”)
• ܟܘܿܠܵܝܬܵܐ (kollāytā, “college”)
• ܒܹܝܬ ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ (bēt yulpānā, “training center, academy”)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܫܵܪܘܵܝܬܵܐ (madraštā šārwāytā, “primary school, elementary school”)
• ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (madraštā trayyānāytā, “high school, secondary school”)
• ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܥܲܡܡܵܝܬܵܐ (madraštā ˁammāytā, “public school”)
• ܡܲܫܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ (mašraštā dīlānāytā, “private school”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Calque of Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa) and reinterpreted as from the root ܕ-ܪ-ܫ (d-r-š), compare Hebrew מִדְרָשָׁה (miḏrāšâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maðrɛʃtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maðr(ə)ʃɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܕܪܫܬܐ • (maḏreštaʾ) f (plural ܡܕܪܫܬܐ)

1. school

Inflection

    declension of ܡܕܪܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܕܪܫܐ	ܡܕܪܫܢ
construct	ܡܕܪܫܬ	ܡܕܪܫܬ
emphatic	ܡܕܪܫܬܐ	ܡܕܪܫܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܕܪܫܬܝ	ܡܕܪܫܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܕܪܫܬܟ	ܡܕܪܫܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܝ	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܕܪܫܬܗ	ܡܕܪܫܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܕܪܫܬܗ	ܡܕܪܫܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܕܪܫܬܢ	ܡܕܪܫܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܘܢ	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܝܢ	ܡܕܪܫܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܕܪܫܬܗܘܢ	ܡܕܪܫܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܕܪܫܬܗܝܢ	ܡܕܪܫܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mdršh”, 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. 71b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 254b
• 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. 718b