ܟ̰ܐܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܟܐܝ (ܢܨܒܬ ܐ)
ܟܐܝ (ܫܬܝܬܐ)
Alternative forms
- ܟ̰ܵܝ (čāy)
Etymology
From Persian چای (čây), from Chinese 茶葉 (cháyè).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃajː]
Noun
ܟ̰ܵܐܝ • (čāy) m
- (uncountable) tea, tea plant (the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea)
- ܗ̇ܘ ܟ̰ܵܐܝ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܓܘܼܪܘܸܣܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܗܸܢܕܘܼ.
- aw čāy piš lēh gurwissā gāw hindu.
- This tea was grown in India.
- (uncountable) 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 | – | 2nd person | ܟ̰ܵܐܝܘܼܟ݂ (čāyuḵ) | ܟ̰ܵܐܝܵܟ݂ܝ (čāyāḵ) | ܟ̰ܵܐܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (čāyāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟ̰ܵܐܝ (čāy) | 3rd person | ܟ̰ܵܐܝܹܗ (čāyēh) | ܟ̰ܵܐܝܘܿܗ̇ (čāyoh) | ܟ̰ܵܐܝܗܘܿܢ (čāyhon) | ||
See also
- ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ (pingānā, “teacup”)
- ܟ̰ܵܝܕܵܢ (čāydān, “teakettle”)
- ܟ̰ܵܝܦܵܙ (čāypāz, “teapot”)