ܐܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)     Ordinal: ܫܬܝܼܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (štīṯāyā)     Multiplier: ܡܫܘܼܬܬ݂ܵܐ (mšutṯā)     Fractional: ܫܘܼܬܬ݂ܵܐ (šutṯā)

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܬ ܬ (š t t)
3 terms

From Aramaic שִׁתָּא (šittā) with a prosthetic alaph, from Proto-Semitic *šidṯ-; compare Arabic سِتَّة (sitta), Hebrew שִׁישָּׁה (shishá) and Akkadian 𒐋 (šedištum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.tɑː]

Numeral

ܐܸܫܬܵܐ • (ištā) m (feminine ܐܸܫܸܬ (iššit), construct ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ (ištāṯ))

1. six (6)

Usage notes

• As a number, stress falls on the last syllable rather than the penultimate when enumerating a noun after it.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Aramaic אֵשְׁתָּא (ʾeštā), from Proto-Semitic *ʕašt- (“one”); compare Arabic اِسْت (ist, “bottom”) and Hebrew שֵׁת (shet, “bottom”), Biblical Hebrew עַשְׁתֵּי (ʿashtē, “one”) and Akkadian 𒁹 (ištēn, “one”).

Alternative forms

• ܫܸܬܵܐ (šittā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.taː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃɪtta]

Noun

ܐܸܫܬܵܐ • (ištā) f sg (plural ܐܸܫ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ištāṯā) or ܐܸܫܬܵܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ištāyāṯā))

1. bottom, base, foundation
2. (anatomy) buttock, backside

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܫܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܸܫܲܬ݂ (iššaṯ)		1st person	ܐܸܫܬܝܼ (ištī)		ܐܸܫܬܲܢ (ištan)
	construct	ܐܸܫܲܬ݂ (iššaṯ)		2nd person	ܐܸܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (ištōḵ)	ܐܸܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ištāḵ)	ܐܸܫܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ištawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)		3rd person	ܐܸܫܬܹܗ (ištēh)	ܐܸܫܬܵܗ̇ (ištāh)	ܐܸܫܬܗܘܿܢ (išthōn)
plural	absolute	ܐܸܫܬܵܢ̈ (ištān)		1st person	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ištāṯī)		ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ištāṯan)
	construct	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂̈ (ištāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ištāṯōḵ)	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ištāṯāḵ)	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ištāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܫ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ištāṯā)		3rd person	ܐܸܫ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ištāṯēh)	ܐܸܫ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ištāṯāh)	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ištāṯhōn)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Aramaic אֶשָּׁתָא (ʾeššāṯā, “fire”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔiš- (“fire”); compare Classical Syriac ܐܸܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (“fever”), Arabic أُسٌّ (ʔussun, “remains of ashes; foundation of a campsite”), Hebrew אֵשׁ (esh, “fire”) and Akkadian 𒉈 (išātum, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaːθaː]

Noun

ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (šāṯā) f (plural ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šāṯwāṯā))

1. (medicine) fever (a higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease)

   Synonyms: ܚܸܡܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥimṯā), ܚܲܡܚܲܡܬܵܐ (ḥamḥamtā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ (šāṯ)		1st person	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܝܼ (šāṯī)		ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ (šāṯan)
	construct	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ (šāṯ)		2nd person	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šāṯōḵ)	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šāṯāḵ)	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šāṯā)		3rd person	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܹܗ (šāṯēh)	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šāṯāh)	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šāṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘܵܢ̈ (šāṯwān)		1st person	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (šāṯwāṯī)		ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (šāṯwāṯan)
	construct	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂̈ (šāṯwāṯ)		2nd person	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šāṯwāṯōḵ)	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šāṯwāṯāḵ)	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šāṯwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šāṯwāṯā)		3rd person	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (šāṯwāṯēh)	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šāṯwāṯāh)	ܐ݇ܫܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šāṯwāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔiš- (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃʃɑθɑ]

Noun

ܐܫܬܐ • (ʼeššāṯā) f (plural ܐܫܬܘܬܐ)

1. fever, fire

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܫܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܫܐ		1st person	ܐܫܬܝ		ܐܫܬܢ
	construct	ܐܫܬ		2nd person	ܐܫܬܟ	ܐܫܬܟܝ	ܐܫܬܟܘܢ	ܐܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܬܗ	ܐܫܬܗ	ܐܫܬܗܘܢ	ܐܫܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܫܬܘܢ		1st person	ܐܫܬܘܬܝ		ܐܫܬܘܬܢ
	construct	ܐܫܬܘܬ		2nd person	ܐܫܬܘܬܟ	ܐܫܬܘܬܟܝ	ܐܫܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܐܫܬܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܬܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܬܘܬܗ	ܐܫܬܘܬܗ	ܐܫܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܐܫܬܘܬܗܝܢ

See also

• ܢܘܪܐ

Etymology 2

Root
ܫ ܬ ܬ
1 term

Compare Arabic اِسْت (ist) and Hebrew שֵׁת (šēṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃtɑ]

Noun

ܐܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܫܬܬܐ or ܐܫܝܬܐ)

1. bottom, base, foundation
2. (anatomy) buttock, backside

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܫܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܬ		1st person	ܐܫܬܝ		ܐܫܬܢ
	construct	ܐܫܬ		2nd person	ܐܫܬܟ	ܐܫܬܟܝ	ܐܫܬܟܘܢ	ܐܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܬܗ	ܐܫܬܗ	ܐܫܬܗܘܢ	ܐܫܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܫܬܢ ,ܐܫܝܢ		1st person	ܐܫܬܬܝ ,ܐܫܝܬܝ		ܐܫܬܬܢ ,ܐܫܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܫܬܬ ,ܐܫܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܫܬܬܟ ,ܐܫܝܬܟ	ܐܫܬܬܟܝ ,ܐܫܝܬܟܝ	ܐܫܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܫܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܫܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܫܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܬܬܐ ,ܐܫܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܬܬܗ ,ܐܫܝܬܗ	ܐܫܬܬܗ ,ܐܫܝܬܗ	ܐܫܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܫܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܫܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܫܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃtɑ]

Numeral

ܐܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. alternative form of ܫܬܐ

References

• “ˀšt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀšh”, 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, pages 384b–385a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 31a–b
• 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, →ISBN, pages 108a–b

Turoyo

Turoyo numbers ^(edit)

	60
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Cardinal: ܐܷܫܬܐ (ëšto)     Ordinal: ܕܰܢ ܐܷܫܬܐ (dan ëšto), ܫܬܝܬ݂ܳܝܐ (štiṯoyo)

Etymology

From Aramaic ܫܬܐ (šəttā), from Proto-Semitic *šidṯatum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əʃto/

Numeral

ܐܷܫܬܐ • (ëšto) m (feminine ܫܶܬ݂ (šeṯ))

1. six