Compare Classical Syriac ܪܦܫܐ (rap̄šā) and Arabic رَفْش (rafš).
ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܐ • (rufšā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܹܐ (rufšānē) or ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܫܹܐ (rufšāšē))
This word is masculine, despite the tendency in Semitic languages for body parts that come in pairs to be feminine.
| Inflection of ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܐ (rufšā) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܝܼ (rufšī) |
ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܲܢ (rufšan) | |||
| construct | ܪܘܿܦ̮ܲܫ (rōfaš) |
2nd person | ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܘܼܟ݂ (rufšūḵ) |
ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܟ݂ܝ (rufšāḵ) |
ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rufšāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܐ (rufšā) |
3rd person | ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܹܗ (rufšēh) |
ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇ (rufšāh) |
ܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܗܘܿܢ (rufšhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܝܼ (rufšānī) |
ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܲܢ (rufšānan) | |||
| construct | ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢ (rufšān) |
2nd person | ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (rufšānūḵ) |
ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rufšānāḵ) |
ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rufšānāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܹܐ (rufšānē) |
3rd person | ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܘܼܗܝ (rufšānūh) |
ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (rufšānōh) |
ܪ̈ܘܼܦ̮ܫܵܢܗܘܿܢ (rufšānhōn) | |||