ܪܕܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܕ ܐ (r d ˀ)
3 terms

ܪܕܝܬܐ

Etymology

Tool noun coined from the feminine characteristic adjective of ܪܵܕ݂ܹܐ (rāḏē, “to flow, travel, move along”); possibly a calque of Arabic سَيَّارَة (sayyāra).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [rad.dɑj.tɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [rad.deːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [rad.deːθɑː]

Noun

ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ or ܪܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (raddāytā or rāḏīṯā) f sg (plural ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (raddāyāṯē) or ܪ̈ܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rāḏyāṯā))

1. car, automobile (passenger vehicle steered by a driver)

   ܟܹܐ ܛܵܪܝܵܐ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܗ̇ ܠܫܘܼܠܵܐ ܟܠ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ.

   kē ṭāryā raddāytāh l-šūlā kul ṣaprā.

   She drives her car to work every morning.

   ܡܘܼܒܠܵܗ̇ ܠܝܼ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܡܵܐܟܹܢܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܕܫܲܚܠܸܦܸܢ ܢܸܦ̮ܛܵܗ̇.

   mublāh lī raddāytā lkis pālēḥ mākēnē timmāl d-šaḥlippin nifṭāh.

   I took the car to the mechanic yesterday to change the oil.

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ (raddāytā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܪܲܕܵܝܬܝܼ (raddāytī)		ܪܲܕܵܝܬܲܢ (raddāytan)
	construct	ܪܲܕܵܝܲܬ݂ (raddāyaṯ)	2nd person	ܪܲܕܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (raddāytūḵ)	ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (raddāytāḵ)	ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raddāytāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ (raddāytā)	3rd person	ܪܲܕܵܝܬܹܗ (raddāytēh)	ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܗ̇ (raddāytāh)	ܪܲܕܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ (raddāythōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (raddāyāṯī)		ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (raddāyāṯan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ (raddāyāṯ)	2nd person	ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (raddāyāṯūḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (raddāyāṯāḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (raddāyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (raddāyāṯē)	3rd person	ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (raddāyāṯūh)	ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (raddāyāṯōh)	ܪ̈ܲܕܵܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (raddāyāṯhōn)

References

• “ܪܕܝܬܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 May 8 (last accessed)
• “ܪܕܝܬܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 May 12 (last accessed)