ܐܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

	60
←  5	ܘ. 6	7  →
Cardinal: ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)     Ordinal: ܫܬܝܼܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (štīṯāyā)     Multiplier: ܡܫܲܬܬ݂ܵܐ (mšatṯā)     Fractional: ܫܘܼܬܬ݂ܵܐ (šutṯā)

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܬ ܬ (š t t)
3 terms

From Aramaic שִׁתָּא (štā) with a prosthetic alaph, from Proto-Semitic *šidṯ-; compare Arabic سِتَّة (sitta), Hebrew שִׁישָּׁה (shishá) and Akkadian 𒐋 (šedištum).

Alternative forms

• ܫܬܵܐ (štā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.tɑː]

Numeral

ܐܸܫܬܵܐ • (ištā) m (feminine ܐܸܫܸܬ (iššit), construct ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ (ištāṯ))

1. six (6)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic אֵשְׁתָּא (ʾeštā), from Proto-Semitic *ʕašt- (“one”); compare Arabic اِسْت (ist, “bottom”) and Hebrew שֵׁת (shet, “bottom”), Biblical Hebrew עַשְׁתֵּי (ʿashtē, “one”) and Akkadian 𒁹 (ištēn, “one”).

Alternative forms

• ܫܸܬܵܐ (šittā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.taː]

Noun

ܐܸܫܬܵܐ • (ištā) f sg (plural ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ištāṯē) or ܐܸܫܬܵܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ištāyāṯē))

1. bottom, base, foundation
2. (anatomy) buttock, backside

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܫܬܝܼ (ištī)		ܐܸܫܬܲܢ (ištan)
	construct	ܐܸܫܲܬ݂ (iššaṯ)	2nd person	ܐܸܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (ištūḵ)	ܐܸܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ištāḵ)	ܐܸܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ištāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)	3rd person	ܐܸܫܬܹܗ (ištēh)	ܐܸܫܬܵܗ̇ (ištāh)	ܐܸܫܬܗܘܿܢ (išthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ištāṯī)		ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ištāṯan)
	construct	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂̈ (ištāṯ)	2nd person	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ištāṯūḵ)	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ištāṯāḵ)	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ištāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ištāṯē)	3rd person	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ištāṯūh)	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ištāṯōh)	ܐܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ištāṯhōn)

---

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔiš- (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃʃɑθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܫܬܐ • (ʼeššāṯā) f (plural ܐܫܬܘܬܐ)

1. fever, fire

Inflection

    declension of ܐܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܫܐ	ܐܫܬܘܢ
construct	ܐܫܬ	ܐܫܬܘܬ
emphatic	ܐܫܬܐ	ܐܫܬܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܫܬܝ	ܐܫܬܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܫܬܟ	ܐܫܬܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܫܬܟܝ	ܐܫܬܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܫܬܗ	ܐܫܬܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܫܬܗ	ܐܫܬܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܫܬܢ	ܐܫܬܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܫܬܟܘܢ	ܐܫܬܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܫܬܟܝܢ	ܐܫܬܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܫܬܗܘܢ	ܐܫܬܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܫܬܗܝܢ	ܐܫܬܘܬܗܝܢ

See also

• ܢܘܪܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܬ (š-t). Compare Arabic اِسْت (ist) and Hebrew שֵׁת (šēṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃtɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܐܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܫܬܬܐ or ܐܫܝܬܐ)

1. bottom, base, foundation
2. (anatomy) buttock, backside

Inflection

    declension of ܐܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܬ	ܐܫܬܢ ,ܐܫܝܢ
construct	ܐܫܬ	ܐܫܬܬ ,ܐܫܝܬ
emphatic	ܐܫܬܐ	ܐܫܬܬܐ ,ܐܫܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܫܬܝ	ܐܫܬܬܝ ,ܐܫܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܫܬܟ	ܐܫܬܬܟ ,ܐܫܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܫܬܟܝ	ܐܫܬܬܟܝ ,ܐܫܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܫܬܗ	ܐܫܬܬܗ ,ܐܫܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܫܬܗ	ܐܫܬܬܗ ,ܐܫܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܫܬܢ	ܐܫܬܬܢ ,ܐܫܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܫܬܟܘܢ	ܐܫܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܫܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܫܬܟܝܢ	ܐܫܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܫܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܫܬܗܘܢ	ܐܫܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܫܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܫܬܗܝܢ	ܐܫܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܫܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃtɑ(ʔ)]

Numeral

ܐܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. Alternative form of ܫܬܐ

References

• “ˀšt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˀšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 384b-385a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 31a-b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 108a-b

Turoyo

Turoyo numbers ^(edit)

	60
←  5	6	7  →
Cardinal: ܐܷܫܬܐ (ëšto)     Ordinal: ܕܰܢ ܐܷܫܬܐ (dan ëšto), ܫܬܝܬ݂ܳܝܐ (štiṯoyo)

Etymology

From Aramaic ܫܬܐ (šəttā), from Proto-Semitic *šidṯatum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əʃto/

Numeral

ܐܷܫܬܐ • (ëšto) m (feminine ܫܶܬ݂ (šeṯ))

1. six