ܐܫܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܐܸܫܟܬ݂ܵܐ (iškṯā), ܫܸܟܬ݂ܵܐ (šikṯā), ܫܸܟܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šikīṯā), ܐܸܫܟܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (iškīṯā)

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܐܫܟܬܐ (ʾeškəṯā), Akkadian 𒋓 (išku) and Hebrew אֶשֶׁךְ (éshekh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.kɑː]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [ʃɪk.θa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔɪʃ.kiː.ta]

Noun

ܐܸܫܟܵܐ • (iškā) f sg (plural ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (iškē) or ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܹܐ (iškāṯē) or ܐܸܫ̈ܟܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (iškyāṯā))

1. (anatomy) testicle

   Synonym: (slang) ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܐ (bēˁṯā)

Usage notes

• The plural ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (iškē) is used for the same possession while ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܹܐ (iškāṯē) is used for the possession of more than one.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܫܟܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܫܟܝܼ (iškī)		ܐܸܫܟܲܢ (iškan)
	construct	ܐܸܫܲܟ݂ (iššaḵ)		2nd person	ܐܸܫܟܘܼܟ݂ (iškūḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܟ݂ܝ (iškāḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iškāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܫܟܵܐ (iškā)		3rd person	ܐܸܫܟܹܗ (iškēh)	ܐܸܫܟܵܗ̇ (iškāh)	ܐܸܫܟܗܘܿܢ (iškhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (iškāṯī)		ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (iškāṯan)
	construct	ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ (iškāṯ)		2nd person	ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (iškāṯūḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (iškāṯāḵ)	ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (iškāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܹܐ (iškāṯē)		3rd person	ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܹܗ (iškāṯēh)	ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (iškāṯāh)	ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (iškāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܝܼܣ ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (kīs iškē, “scrotum”)
• ܐܸܫܟܲܝ̈ ܬܲܥܠܵܐ (iškay taˁlā, “orchis”, literally “fox-testicles”)
• ܬܵܩܠܲܬ݂ ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (tāqlaṯ iškē, “spider”)