ܐܘܛܘܒܘܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܘܛܘܒܘܣ

Etymology

From French autobus

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔoːtˤoːbus.]

Noun

ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣ • (ōṭōbūs) m or f (plural ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ōṭōbūsātē))

1. bus, autobus (motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads)

   ܚܘܼܛܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܪܹܩ ܠܡܲܟܠܝܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܢܘܼܗܲܕܪܵܐ.

   ḥūṭā d-ōṭōbūs kē pārēq l-maklyā b-urḥā nūhadrā.

   The bus line finishes at the stop on Nohadra Road.

Usage notes

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as if it were grammatically female, because vehicles such as ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ (raddāytā, “car”) or ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ (ṭayyāstā, “airplane”) are usually grammatically feminine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣ (ōṭōbūs)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܝܼ (ōṭōbūsī)		ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܲܢ (ōṭōbūsan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܘܼܟ݂ (ōṭōbūsūḵ)	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ōṭōbūsāḵ)	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ōṭōbūsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣ (ōṭōbūs)	3rd person	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܹܗ (ōṭōbūsēh)	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܘܿܗ̇ (ōṭōbūsōh)	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܗܘܿܢ (ōṭōbushōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬܝܼ̈ (ōṭōbūsātī)		ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬܲܢ̈ (ōṭōbūsātan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ōṭōbūsātūḵ)	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ōṭōbūsātāḵ)	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ōṭōbūsātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ōṭōbūsātē)	3rd person	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ōṭōbūsātūh)	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ōṭōbūsātōh)	ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ōṭōbūsāthōn)

See also

• ܡܵܘܒܠܵܢܬܵܐ (māwblāntā)