ܓܢܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓ̰ܢܛܐ

Alternative forms

• ܟ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ (čanṭā)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چانطه (çanta, “leather bag, small suitcase”), from Persian تنجیدن (tanjidan, “to roll up”); compare Arabic شَنْطَة (šanṭa), Greek τσάντα (tsánta).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒan.tˤɑː]

Noun

ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ • (janṭā) f (plural ܓ̰ܲܢܛܹ̈ܐ (janṭē) or ܓܲܢܛ݇ܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ganyātē))

1. bag, purse, handbag
2. satchel, backpack, schoolbag
3. suitcase

Inflection

Inflection of ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ (janṭā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܝܼ (janṭī)		ܓ̰ܲܢܛܲܢ (janṭan)
	construct	ܓ̰ܲܢܛ (janṭ)	2nd person	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܘܼܟ݂ (janṭūḵ)	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܟ݂ܝ (janṭāḵ)	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (janṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ (janṭā)	3rd person	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܹܗ (janṭēh)	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܗ̇ (janṭāh)	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܗܘܿܢ (janṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܝܼ̈ (janṭī)		ܓ̰ܲܢܛܲܢ̈ (janṭan)
	construct	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܲܝ̈ (janṭay)	2nd person	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (janṭūḵ)	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (janṭāḵ)	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (janṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܹ̈ܐ (janṭē)	3rd person	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (janṭūh)	ܓ̰ܲܢܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (janṭōh)	ܓ̰ܲܢܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (janṭhōn)

See also

• ܨܸܡܕܵܐ (ṣimdā)
• ܟܝܼܣܬܵܐ (kīstā, “bag, sack”)