ܓܒܪܐ ܫܠܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ • (gaḇrā šalmā) m (plural ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (gaḇrē šalmē), feminine ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܬܵܐ (baḵtā šalmtā))
- adult (fully grown human, or human who has reached the legal age of majority)
- ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܹܬ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܵܛܹܝܬ ܠܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.
- at bit pāyšēt gaḇrā šalmā īman d-māṭēt l-tmānaˁisrē šinnē.
- You become an adult when you turn eighteen.
Usage notes
[edit]- In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the plural ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (nāšē šalmē) is used to refer to adults of mixed or unknown sex.
- This noun is used specifically for men. For general use that includes male animals, the noun ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (diḵrā šalmā), or simply the adjective ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (šalmā) is used.
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (gaḇrā šalmā) | ||||||||
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| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܝܼ (gaḇrā šalmī) |
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܲܢ (gaḇrā šalman) | |||
| construct | ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡ (gaḇrā šalm) |
2nd person | ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂ (gaḇrā šalmūḵ) |
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ (gaḇrā šalmāḵ) |
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaḇrā šalmāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (gaḇrā šalmā) |
3rd person | ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܹܗ (gaḇrā šalmēh) |
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܘܿܗ̇ (gaḇrā šalmōh) |
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ (gaḇrā šalmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܝܼ (gaḇrē šalmī) |
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܲܢ (gaḇrē šalman) | |||
| construct | ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡ (gaḇrē šalm) |
2nd person | ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂ (gaḇrē šalmūḵ) |
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ (gaḇrē šalmāḵ) |
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaḇrē šalmāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (gaḇrē šalmā) |
3rd person | ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܹܗ (gaḇrē šalmēh) |
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܘܿܗ̇ (gaḇrē šalmōh) |
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ (gaḇrē šalmhōn) | |||