ܐܣܛܪܛܐ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ܐܣܛܪܛܐ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ܐܣܛܪܛܐ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ܐܣܛܪܛܐ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ܐܣܛܪܛܐ you have here. The definition of the word ܐܣܛܪܛܐ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofܐܣܛܪܛܐ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܣܛܪܛܐ

Etymology

From Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Latin strāta; reinforced in its modern sense of “highway/freeway” as an allusion to French autostrade, Arabic أَوْتُوسْتْرَاد (ʔawtūstrād) and Hebrew אוֹטוֹסְטְרָדָ‬ה (otostrada); compare also borrowed into Arabic صِرَاط (ṣirāṭ, path, way, road).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܐ (isṭrāṭām or f (plural ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܹܐ (isṭrāṭē))

  1. highway, freeway (main public road, high-speed thoroughfare)
    ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܠܝܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܐܵܐ ܟܝܼܠܘܿܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ.
    sāḵā d-qalīlūṯā ˁal isṭrāṭā ìlēh mˀā kīlōmīṭrē b-šāˁṯa.
    The speed limit on the highway is a hundred kilometres per hour.
  2. street, paved road

Usage notes

This word is traditionally masculine in it's original sense of “street/paved road”, but is feminine in the modern sense of “highway/freeway” due to it being influenced by French autostrade and Hebrew אוֹטוֹסְטְרָדָ‬ה (otostrada).

Inflection

    Inflection of ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܐ (isṭrāṭā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܝܼ
(isṭrāṭī)
ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܲܢ
(isṭrāṭan)
construct ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛ
(isṭrāṭ)
2nd person ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܘܼܟ݂
(isṭrāṭūḵ)
ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ
(isṭrāṭāḵ)
ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(isṭrāṭāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܐ
(isṭrāṭā)
3rd person ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܹܗ
(isṭrāṭēh)
ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܗ̇
(isṭrāṭāh)
ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܗܘܿܢ
(isṭrāṭhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܝܼ
(isṭrāṭī)
ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܲܢ
(isṭrāṭan)
construct ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܲܝ
(isṭrāṭay)
2nd person ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܘܼܟ݂
(isṭrāṭūḵ)
ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ
(isṭrāṭāḵ)
ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(isṭrāṭāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܹܐ
(isṭrāṭē)
3rd person ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܘܼܗܝ
(isṭrāṭūh)
ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܘܿܗ̇
(isṭrāṭōh)
ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܗܘܿܢ
(isṭrāṭhōn)