ܪܝܫܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā, head) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic رَئِيسِيّ (raʔīsiyy) and Hebrew רָאשִׁי (rashí).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ (rēšāyā) (feminine ܪܹܝܫܵܝܬܵܐ (rēšāytā), plural ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܝܹܐ (rēšāyē))

  1. main, principal
    ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܹܐܡܲܪܬܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܟܠܹܗ ܣܦܲܪܝܵܘܡܵܐ.
    īwā mēmartā rēšāytā b-kullēh sparyāwmā.
    It was the lead article of the whole newspaper.
    ܒܸܥܡܵܪܵܐ ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܟܸܣ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܕܫܵܡܥܹܬ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܩܲܗܠܵܐ ܕܡܲܪܕܝܼܬܵܐ.
    biˁmārā l-qurbā kis urḥā rēšāytā kē hāwē d-šāmˁēt rābā qahlā d-mardītā.
    Living near the main road means you hear a lot of traffic noise.
  2. superlative degree of ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā); best
    Antonym: ܣܸܪܝܵܐ (siryā)
    ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܸܬ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ.
    īwā mindī rēšāyā d-īwet ḥizyā.
    It was the best thing you've seen.