ܕܪܡܣܘܩܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩ (darmsōq, “Damascus”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [darəm.soːˈqɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ • (darmsōqāyā) (feminine ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܬܵܐ (darmsōqāytā), plural ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܹܐ (darmsōqāyē))

1. Damascene (of or relating to Damascus)

Noun

ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ • (darmsōqāyā) m sg (plural ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܹܐ (darmsōqāyē), feminine ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܬܵܐ (darmsōqāytā))

1. Damascene (native or inhabitant of Damascus)
2. Syrian (A person from the Syrian Arab Republic)

Usage notes

• (Syrian): Sometimes ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ (darmsōqāyā) is used to avoid ambiguity between ܣܘܼܪܝܼܵܝܵܐ (sūrīyāyā, “Syrian”) and ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (surrāyā, “Assyrian, Syriac”).

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ (darmsōqāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܝܼ (darmsōqāyī)		ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܲܢ (darmsōqāyan)
	construct	ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝ (darmsōqāy)	2nd person	ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (darmsōqāyūḵ)	ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (darmsōqāyāḵ)	ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darmsōqāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܐ (darmsōqāyā)	3rd person	ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܹܗ (darmsōqāyēh)	ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܗ̇ (darmsōqāyāh)	ܕܲܪܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܗܘܿܢ (darmsōqāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܝܼ (darmsōqāyī)		ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܲܢ (darmsōqāyan)
	construct	ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܲܝ (darmsōqāyay)	2nd person	ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (darmsōqāyūḵ)	ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (darmsōqāyāḵ)	ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (darmsōqāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܹܐ (darmsōqāyē)	3rd person	ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܘܼܗܝ (darmsōqāyūh)	ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (darmsōqāyōh)	ܕܲܪ̈ܡܣܘܿܩܵܝܗܘܿܢ (darmsōqāyhōn)