ܥܩܘܒܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Compare Hebrew עַכְבָּר ('akhbár). The computing term is a semantic loan from English mouse.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʕaq.quːb(ə)rɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʕɑːqub.rɑː]
Noun
ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ • (ʿaqubrā) m (plural ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹ̈ܐ (ʿaqubrē), feminine ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܬܵܐ (ʿaqubrtā))
- mouse, rat, jerboa (animal)
- ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.
- īt wā ʿaqubrā gāw baytā.
- There was a mouse in the house.
- computer mouse
Inflection
Inflection of ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ (ʿaqubrā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܝܼ (ʿaqubrī) | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܲܢ (ʿaqubran) | ||
construct | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ (ʿaqubr) | 2nd person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܘܼܟ݂ (ʿaqubruḵ) | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ʿaqubrāḵ) | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ʿaqubrāwḵon) | ||
emphatic | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ (ʿaqubrā) | 3rd person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹܗ (ʿaqubrēh) | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܘܿܗ̇ (ʿaqubroh) | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܗܘܿܢ (ʿaqubrhon) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܝܼ (ʿaqubrī) | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܲܢ (ʿaqubran) | ||
construct | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܲܝ (ʿaqubray) | 2nd person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ʿaqubruḵ) | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ʿaqubrāḵ) | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ʿaqubrāwḵon) | ||
emphatic | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹ̈ܐ (ʿaqubrē) | 3rd person | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ (ʿaqubrwh) | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ʿaqubroh) | ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ʿaqubrhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ ܦܵܪܘܿܚܵܐ (ʿaqubrā pāroḥā, “bat”)