ܫܦܬܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܫܦܬܝܐ

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish شیفتی (şiftî).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪp.ˈtiːjɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ • (šiptīyā) m sg (plural ܫܸܦܬܝܼܹܐ (šiptīyē))

1. watermelon (large fruit with smooth green skin, red pulp, and watery juice)

   ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ.

   šaḇrē bēḵālā šiptīyā b-yāwmā d-ḥimmā b-qayṭā.

   Children eating watermelon on a hot summer’s day.

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܸܦܬܝܼ (šiptī)		1st person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܝܼ (šiptīyī)		ܫܸܦܬܝܼܲܢ (šiptīyan)
	construct	ܫܸܦܬܝܼ (šiptī)		2nd person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (šiptīyōḵ)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (šiptīyāḵ)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiptīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ (šiptīyā)		3rd person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܹܗ (šiptīyēh)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܗ̇ (šiptīyāh)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܗܘܿܢ (šiptīhōn)
plural	absolute	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܝܼ̈ܢ (šiptīyīn)		1st person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܝܼ̈ (šiptīyī)		ܫܸܦܬܝܼܲܢ̈ (šiptīyan)
	construct	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܲܝ̈ (šiptīyay)		2nd person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šiptīyōḵ)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šiptīyāḵ)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiptīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܹ̈ܐ (šiptīyē)		3rd person	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šiptīyūh)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šiptīyōh)	ܫܸܦܬܝܼܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šiptīyayhōn)

See also

• ܦܲܛܝܼܚܵܐ (paṭīḥā)