ܣܦܕܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܦܕܝܬܐ

Etymology

From a metathesis of Aramaic בֵּיסָדְיָא (bēsāḏyā) with an initial /b/ resulting in /p/. Itself a contraction of בֵּית אִיסָדָא (bêṯ ʾĕsāḏā, literally “place of the foundation; thing placed beneath to rest upon”), ultimately Proto-Semitic in origin; compare also found in Classical Syriac ܒܣܕܝܐ (bēsāḏyā), as well as in Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda), Hebrew יְסוֹד (yesód, “base, foundation”), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎒𐎄 (ysd, “base, foundation”) and Akkadian 𒅖𒁲 (/⁠išdu⁠/, “base, foundation”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [spaːdiːθaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [spadiːθa], [stabiːθa]

Noun

ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (spādīṯā) f sg (plural ܣ̈ܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spādyāṯā))

1. pillow, cushion

   ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܬܠܵܬ݂ ܣ̈ܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ!

   maryam kē dāmḵā ˁam tlāṯ spādyāṯā ˁal šwīṯā!

   Mary sleeps with three pillows on the bed!

   • Mark 4:38:

     ܘܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ. ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܟܸܣ ܠܹܗ ܘܡܘܼܪܥܸܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ: «ܪܲܒܲܢ، ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܬܲܚܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܕܒܸܛܠܵܩܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ؟»

     w-īšōˁ dmīḵā ìwā ˁal spādītā b-ḥartā d-spītā. tē lēh lkis lēh w-murˁiš lhōn w-mīrhōn: “rabban, lē ìwet taḥmūnē d-biṭlāqā ìwaḥ?”

     But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him: “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (spādīṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (spādīṯī)		ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (spādīṯan)
	construct	ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ (spādīṯ)	2nd person	ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (spādīṯūḵ)	ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (spādīṯāḵ)	ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spādīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (spādīṯā)	3rd person	ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (spādīṯēh)	ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (spādīṯāh)	ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (spādīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (spādyāṯī)		ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (spādyāṯan)
	construct	ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂̈ (spādyāṯ)	2nd person	ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (spādyāṯūḵ)	ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (spādyāṯāḵ)	ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spādyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (spādyāṯē)	3rd person	ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (spādyāṯūh)	ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (spādyāṯōh)	ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (spādyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܣܦܵܕܝܼܬܵܐ (qrāmā dspādītā, “pillowcase”)
• ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܣܦܵܕܝܼܬܵܐ (paˀṯā dspādītā, “pillowcase”)
• ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܗܵܘܵܝܬܵܐ (spādītā hāwāytā, “airbag”)