ܬܡܣܝܚܐ
See also: ܬܡܣܝܚ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܬܡܣܝܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܝܠܘܣ
Etymology
From Arabic تَمَاسِيح (tamāsīḥ), the plural of تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ), since the vowel before the stressed end is shortened in the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [tam.siːxɑː]
Noun
ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܐ • (tamsīḥā) m sg (plural ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (tamsīḥē), feminine ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܬܵܐ (tamsiḥtā))
- crocodile, alligator (large predatory semiaquatic reptile)
- ܢܲܗܪܲܢ ܝܕܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܣܚܵܝܵܐ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇.
- nahran dīʿā ìlēh min tamsīḥē bisḥāyā l-tiḥ.
- Our river is known for crocodiles swimming underneath.
Inflection
Inflection of ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܐ (tamsīḥā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܝܼ (tamsiḥī) | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܲܢ (tamsīḥan) | ||
| construct | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚ (tamsiḥ) | 2nd person | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܘܼܟ݂ (tamsiḥuḵ) | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܟ݂ܝ (tamsīḥāḵ) | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tamsīḥāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܐ (tamsīḥā) | 3rd person | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܹܗ (tamsīḥēh) | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܘܿܗ̇ (tamsiḥoh) | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܗܘܿܢ (tamsiḥhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܝܼ̈ (tamsiḥī) | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܲܢ̈ (tamsīḥan) | ||
| construct | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܲܝ̈ (tamsīḥay) | 2nd person | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tamsiḥuḵ) | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tamsīḥāḵ) | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tamsīḥāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (tamsīḥē) | 3rd person | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tamsiḥuh) | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tamsiḥoh) | ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tamsiḥhon) | ||
See also
- ܚܲܪܕܵܢܵܐ (ḥardānā)