ܟܫܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟ̰ܫܡܐ

Etymology

From Persian چشمه (čašme, “spring; water source”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaʃ.mɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃat͡ʃ.mɑː], [t͡ʃaʒ.mɑː]

Noun

ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܐ • (čašmā) f (plural ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (čašmātē) or ܟ̰ܲܫܡܹ̈ܐ (čašmē))

1. toilet, toilet bowl, latrine (fixture used for urination and defecation)

   ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܕܵܟ݂ܪܹܬ ܠܸܡܪܵܩܵܐ ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܬ݇ܪ ܡܲܦܠܲܚܬܵܐ.

   wālē d-dāḵrēt limrāqā čašmā min bar maplaḥtā.

   You must remember to flush the toilet after use.

Inflection

Inflection of ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܐ (čašmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܝܼ (čašmī)		ܟ̰ܲܫܡܲܢ (čašman)
	construct	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܲܬ (čašmat)	2nd person	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܘܼܟ݂ (čašmūḵ)	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܟ݂ܝ (čašmāḵ)	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (čašmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܐ (čašmā)	3rd person	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܹܗ (čašmēh)	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܘܿܗ̇ (čašmōh)	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܗܘܿܢ (čašmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܝܼ̈ (čašmātī)		ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܲܢ̈ (čašmātan)
	construct	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬ̈ (čašmāt)	2nd person	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (čašmātūḵ)	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (čašmātāḵ)	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (čašmātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ (čašmātē)	3rd person	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (čašmātūh)	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (čašmātōh)	ܟ̰ܲܫܡܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (čašmāthōn)

See also

• ܦܪܘܼܬܕܩܵܐ (prutdqā)