ܪܝܫܬܚܬܝܐ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Contraction of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (rēšā taḥtāyā, literally “lowermost head”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ • (rēšāḥtāyā)
- topsy-turvy, upside down, inside out
- Synonyms: ܗܲܦܟܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (hapkāˀīṯ), ܚܲܒ݂ܛܘܼ ܚܲܒ݂ܛܘܼ (ḥaḇṭū ḥaḇṭū)
- ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ ― npīl lēh rēšāḥtāyā ― He fell upside down
- ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܨܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ ― lḇīš lēh ṣudrā rēšāḥtāyā ― He wore the shirt inside out
- ܗ̇ܘ ܥܲܠܡܵܐ ܚܕܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ ― awa ˁalmā ḥdīrā ìlēh rēšāḥtāyā (literally, “This world is turned upside down”)
See also
[edit]- ܚܒ݂ܝܼܛܵܐ ܚܘܼܪܒܸܫܵܐ (ḥḇīṭā ḥurbiššā)
- ܗܲܦܟܵܝܵܐ (hapkāyā)