ܕܚܫܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic דַּחְשָׁא (daḥšā, attendant; guard, officer), from Parthian *daxš; compare Old Armenian դահիճ (dahič), also from Iranian.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšām sg (plural ܕܲܚܫܹ̈ܐ (daḥšē), feminine ܕܚܲܫܬܵܐ (dḥaštā))

  1. soldier
  2. guard, officer
  3. (chess) pawn
  4. (card games) jack, knave

Inflection

    Inflection of ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܕܲܚܫܝܼ
(daḥšī)
ܕܲܚܫܲܢ
(daḥšan)
construct ܕܲܚܫ
(daḥš)
2nd person ܕܲܚܫܘܼܟ݂
(daḥšūḵ)
ܕܲܚܫܵܟ݂ܝ
(daḥšāḵ)
ܕܲܚܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(daḥšāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܚܫܵܐ
(daḥšā)
3rd person ܕܲܚܫܹܗ
(daḥšēh)
ܕܲܚܫܵܗ̇
(daḥšāh)
ܕܲܚܫܗܘܿܢ
(daḥšhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܕܲܚܫܝܼ̈
(daḥšī)
ܕܲܚܫܲܢ̈
(daḥšan)
construct ܕܲܚܫܲܝ̈
(daḥšay)
2nd person ܕܲܚܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(daḥšūḵ)
ܕܲܚܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(daḥšāḵ)
ܕܲܚܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(daḥšāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܲܚܫܹ̈ܐ
(daḥšē)
3rd person ܕܲܚܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(daḥšūh)
ܕܲܚܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(daḥšōh)
ܕܲܚܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(daḥšhōn)

Coordinate terms

Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā) ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā) ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē) ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)
Playing cards in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܛܘܼܝܵܠ ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (ṭūyāl warqē) (layout · text)
ܐܵܣܵܐ (āsā) ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn) ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā) ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā) ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā) ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā) ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šaḇˁā)
ܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ (tmānyā) ܬܸܫܥܵܐ (tišˁā) ܥܸܣܪܵܐ (ˁisrā) ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā) ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā) ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) ܓ̰ܘܿܟܲܪ (jōkar)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Parthian *daxš. Compare Old Armenian դահիճ (dahič), also from Iranian.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܚܫܐ (daḥšām (plural ܕܚܫܐ)

  1. attendant
  2. guard, officer
  3. lictor, yeoman

Inflection

References

  • dḥš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 62b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 89a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 292a