ܐܫܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܥܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁāšīṯā) — false etymology

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܫ ܬ (ˀ š t)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic, borrowed from Akkadian 𒀀𒊓𒄿𒌅 (/⁠asītu⁠/, “tower, stack”). From the older meaning “column, wall, mound,” and then specialized into “avalanche”. Described already in Toma Audo’s “Treasure of the Syriac Language” with the meaning of “avalanche” in the classical variant form Classical Syriac ܐܸܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (“ʔiššīṯā”), likely as a vernacularism. As a place name, attested at least as early as the 12th century as the name of a village in the region of Tyari. Compare Arabic آسِيَة (ʔāsiya) and Hebrew אָשְׁיָה (ʾošyâ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaːʃiːθaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔaːʃiːtaː]

Noun

ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (āšīṯā) f (plural ܐܵܫ̈ܝܼܵܬ݂ܵܐ (āšīyāṯā))

1. avalanche

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (āšīṯī)		ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (āšīṯan)
	construct	ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ (āšīṯ)		2nd person	ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (āšīṯūḵ)	ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (āšīṯāḵ)	ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āšīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (āšīṯā)		3rd person	ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (āšīṯēh)	ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (āšīṯāh)	ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (āšīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܵܫܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (āšyāṯī)		ܐܵܫܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (āšyāṯan)
	construct	ܐܵܫܝܵܬ݂̈ (āšyāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܵܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āšyāṯūḵ)	ܐܵܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āšyāṯāḵ)	ܐܵܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āšyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܫܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (āšyāṯē)		3rd person	ܐܵܫܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (āšyāṯūh)	ܐܵܫܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (āšyāṯōh)	ܐܵܫܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (āšyāṯhōn)

Proper noun

ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (āšīṯā) f

1. Ashitha (a historically Assyrian village in Turkey, located in the district of Tyari, in the region of Hakkari)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܫܝܼܬ݂ܢܵܝܵܐ (āšīṯnāyā, “Of Ashitha”)

Descendants

• → Northern Kurdish: aşît
• → Turkish: Çığlı (calque)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒀀𒊓𒄿𒌅 (/⁠asītu⁠/, “tower, stack”). Compare Arabic آسِيَة (ʔāsiya) and Hebrew אָשְׁיָה (ʾošyâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑʃiθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑʃjɑθɑ], [ʔɛʃjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܐܫܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܐܫܝܬܐ)

1. (architecture) column, pillar

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܫܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܫܝ		1st person	ܐܫܝܬܝ		ܐܫܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܫܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܫܝܬܟ	ܐܫܝܬܟܝ	ܐܫܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܫܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܝܬܗ	ܐܫܝܬܗ	ܐܫܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܫܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܫܝܢ		1st person	ܐܫܝܬܝ		ܐܫܝܬܢ
	construct	ܐܫܝܬ		2nd person	ܐܫܝܬܟ	ܐܫܝܬܟܝ	ܐܫܝܬܟܘܢ	ܐܫܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܫܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܐܫܝܬܗ	ܐܫܝܬܗ	ܐܫܝܬܗܘܢ	ܐܫܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛʃjɑθɑ]

Noun

ܐܫܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܐܫܬܐ

References

• “ˀšy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-31
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 21a
• 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, pages 106b-107a