ܟܐܝ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܐܝ (ܢܨܒܬܐ)
ܟܐܝ (ܫܬܝܬܐ)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian چای (čây), from Chinese 茶葉茶叶 (cháyè).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟ̰ܵܐܝ (čāyf

  1. (uncountable) tea, tea plant (the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea)
    ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܟ̰ܵܐܝ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܪܘܼܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܗܸܢܕܘܼ.hāḏē čāy pīš lāh mrūbaytā gāw hindū.This tea was grown in India.
  2. (uncountable, by extension) tea (a hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water)
    ܟܹܐ ܫܵܬܹܝܢ ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ ܕܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܟ̰ܵܐܝ ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ.kē šātēn pingānā d-qahwā yan čāy b-qaydāmtā.I either drink a cup of tea or coffee in the morning.

Inflection

    Inflection of ܟ̰ܵܐܝ (čāy)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܟ̰ܵܐܝܝܼ
(čāyī)
ܟ̰ܵܐܝܲܢ
(čāyan)
construct ܟ̰ܵܐܝ
(čāy)
2nd person ܟ̰ܵܐܝܘܼܟ݂
(čāyūḵ)
ܟ̰ܵܐܝܵܟ݂ܝ
(čāyāḵ)
ܟ̰ܵܐܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(čāyāwḵōn)
emphatic ܟ̰ܵܐܝ
(čāy)
3rd person ܟ̰ܵܐܝܹܗ
(čāyēh)
ܟ̰ܵܐܝܘܿܗ̇
(čāyōh)
ܟ̰ܵܐܝܗܘܿܢ
(čāyhōn)

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