ܐܣܛܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܣܛܘܢܐ

Etymology

From a variant of Aramaic אִיסְטְוָונָא (ʾesṭwānā, “column, pillar”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (stwn' /⁠stūn⁠/, “column, pillar”); also borrowed into Arabic أُسْطُوَانَة (ʔusṭuwāna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.stˤoːnɑ]

Noun

ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܐ • (isṭōnā) m sg (plural ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (isṭōnē))

1. column, pillar
2. (geometry) cylinder
3. (by extension, mechanics) cylinder: a cylindrical space in which a piston moves.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܝܼ (isṭōnī)		ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܲܢ (isṭōnan)
	construct	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢ (isṭōn)		2nd person	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (isṭōnūḵ)	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (isṭōnāḵ)	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (isṭōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܐ (isṭōnā)		3rd person	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܹܗ (isṭōnēh)	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (isṭōnāh)	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (isṭōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (isṭōnī)		ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (isṭōnan)
	construct	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (isṭōnay)		2nd person	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (isṭōnūḵ)	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (isṭōnāḵ)	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (isṭōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (isṭōnē)		3rd person	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (isṭōnūh)	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (isṭōnōh)	ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (isṭōnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (isṭōnāyā, “cylindrical”)