ܩܪܛܝܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܪܛܝܣܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܪܛܝܣܐ, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρτης (khắrtēs, “sheet of paper”); also borrowed into Arabic قُرْطَاس (qurṭās) and Hebrew כַּרְטִיס (kartís). Doublet of ܟܲܪܛܵܐ (karṭā, “card”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qar.tˤaj.sɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qar.tˤeːsɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ • (qarṭaysā) m sg (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܹܐ (qarṭaysē))

1. sheet of paper, paper

   Synonyms: ܘܲܪܲܩܬܵܐ (warraqtā), ܐܘܼܪܩܲܥܬܵܐ (urqaˁtā)

2. diploma, certificate

   Synonym: ܣܵܗܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (sāhḏūṯā)

3. (navigation) map, chart

   Synonym: ܡܲܦܵܐ (mappā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܲܪܛܹܝܣ (qarṭēs)		1st person	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܝܼ (qarṭaysī)		ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܲܢ (qarṭaysan)
	construct	ܩܲܪܛܹܝܣ (qarṭēs)		2nd person	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܘܼܟ݂ (qarṭaysōḵ)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qarṭaysāḵ)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarṭaysawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (qarṭaysā)		3rd person	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܹܗ (qarṭaysēh)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܗ̇ (qarṭaysāh)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܗܘܿܢ (qarṭayshōn)
plural	absolute	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܝܼܢ (qarṭaysīn)		1st person	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܝܼ (qarṭaysī)		ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܢ (qarṭaysan)
	construct	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܝ (qarṭaysay)		2nd person	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܼܟ݂ (qarṭaysōḵ)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qarṭaysāḵ)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarṭaysawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܹܐ (qarṭaysē)		3rd person	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܼܗܝ (qarṭaysūh)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܼܗ̇ (qarṭaysōh)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qarṭaysayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܩܲܪܛܸܣ (mqarṭis, “to map”)
• ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (maḵtḇānūt qarṭaysā, “mapping, cartography”)
• ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐ (qarṭaysā dˁālmā, “world map”)