ܫܘܝܬܐ

ܫܘܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܘ-ܐ‎ (š-w-ā) related to being equal.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃə.wiːtɑː]

Adjective

ܫܘܝܼܬܵܐ • (šwītā) f sg (masculine ܫܸܘܝܵܐ‎ (šiwyā), plural ܫܘܝܼܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šwīyātē))

1. feminine of ܫܸܘܝܵܐ‎ (šiwyā, “equal, even”)

Etymology 2

ܫܘܝܬܐ

From the root ܫ-ܘ-ܐ‎ (š-w-ā) related to putting down.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃə.wiːtɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܝܼܬܵܐ • (šwītā) f sg (plural ܫܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šwyātē))

1. bed (usually flat and soft piece of furniture to rest or sleep)

   ‏ܩܵܛܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܹܟ݂ ܥܝܵܕܵܐܝܼܬ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܝܼܬܝܼ.‎‎

   qāṭī kē dāmēḵ ʿyādāʾīt ʿal šwītī.

   My cat often sleeps on my bed.

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܡܲܬܒ݂ܸܢ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܫܘܝܼܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ.‎‎

   kē matḇin kāsā d-mīyā l-kis šwītā īman dāmḵēn.

   I put a glass of water next to the bed when I sleep.

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܝܼܬܵܐ (šwītā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܘܝܼܬܝܼ‎ (šwitī)		ܫܘܝܼܬܲܢ‎ (šwītan)
	construct	ܫܘܝܼܬ‎ (šwit)	2nd person	ܫܘܝܼܬܘܼܟ݂‎ (šwituḵ)	ܫܘܝܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (šwītāḵ)	ܫܘܝܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (šwītāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܫܘܝܼܬܵܐ (šwītā)	3rd person	ܫܘܝܼܬܹܗ‎ (šwītēh)	ܫܘܝܼܬܘܿܗ̇‎ (šwitoh)	ܫܘܝܼܬܗܘܿܢ‎ (šwithon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܘܝܵܬܝܼ̈‎ (šwyātī)		ܫܘܝܵܬܲܢ̈‎ (šwyātan)
	construct	ܫܘܝܵܬ̈‎ (šwyāt)	2nd person	ܫܘܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (šwyātuḵ)	ܫܘܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (šwyātāḵ)	ܫܘܝܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (šwyātāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܫܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šwyātē)	3rd person	ܫܘܝܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (šwyātuh)	ܫܘܝܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (šwyātoh)	ܫܘܝܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (šwyāthon)

Derived terms

• ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬܵܐ‎ (tišwītā, “mattress”)

See also

• ܥܲܪܣܵܐ‎ (ʿarsā), ܩܵܪܵܒ݂ܲܬ‎ (qārāḇat)
• ܡܲܫܟܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (maškḇā)