ܣܦܕܝܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܦܕܝܬܐ

Etymology

From a metathesis of Aramaic בֵּיסָדְיָא (bēsāḏyā) with an initial /b/ resulting in /p/. Itself a contraction of בֵּית אִיסָדָא (bêṯ ʾĕsāḏā, literally place of the foundation; thing placed beneath to rest upon), ultimately Proto-Semitic in origin; compare also found in Classical Syriac ܒܣܕܝܐ (bēsāḏyā), as well as in Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda), Hebrew יְסוֹד (yesód, base, foundation), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎒𐎄 (ysd, base, foundation) and Akkadian 𒅖𒁲 (/⁠išdu⁠/, base, foundation).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (spādīṯāf sg (plural ܣ̈ܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spādyāṯā))

  1. pillow, cushion
    ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܬܠܵܬ݂ ܣ̈ܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ!
    maryam kē dāmḵā ˁam tlāṯ spādyāṯā ˁal šwīṯā!
    Mary sleeps with three pillows on the bed!
    • Mark 4:38:
      ܘܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ. ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܟܸܣ ܠܹܗ ܘܡܘܼܪܥܸܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ: «ܪܲܒܲܢ، ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܬܲܚܡܘܼܢܹܐ ܕܒܸܛܠܵܩܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ؟»
      w-īšōˁ dmīḵā ìwā ˁal spādītā b-ḥartā d-spītā. tē lēh lkis lēh w-murˁiš lhōn w-mīrhōn: “rabban, lē ìwet taḥmūnē d-biṭlāqā ìwaḥ?”
      But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him: “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (spādīṯī) ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (spādīṯan)
construct ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ (spādīṯ) 2nd person ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (spādīṯūḵ) ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (spādīṯāḵ) ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spādīṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (spādīṯā) 3rd person ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (spādīṯēh) ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (spādīṯāh) ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (spādīṯhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (spādyāṯī) ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (spādyāṯan)
construct ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂̈ (spādyāṯ) 2nd person ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (spādyāṯūḵ) ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (spādyāṯāḵ) ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spādyāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (spādyāṯē) 3rd person ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (spādyāṯūh) ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (spādyāṯōh) ܣܦܵܕܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (spādyāṯhōn)

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