ܕܘܪܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܪ ܫ (d r š)
5 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܕܲܪܸܫ (mdarriš).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [durrɑːʃɑː]

Noun

ܕܘܼܪܵܫܵܐ • (durrāšā) m (plural ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܹܐ (dūrāšē))

1. argument, discussion; disputation, investigation
2. training, teaching, instruction, exercise, experience
3. discipline, study, erudition
4. contest, struggle
5. (law) litigation

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܼܪܵܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܘܼܪܵܫܝܼ (dūrāšī)		ܕܘܼܪܵܫܲܢ (dūrāšan)
	construct	ܕܘܼܪܵܫ (dūrāš)		2nd person	ܕܘܼܪܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (dūrāšūḵ)	ܕܘܼܪܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (dūrāšāḵ)	ܕܘܼܪܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dūrāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܪܵܫܵܐ (durrāšā)		3rd person	ܕܘܼܪܵܫܹܗ (dūrāšēh)	ܕܘܼܪܵܫܵܗ̇ (dūrāšāh)	ܕܘܼܪܵܫܗܘܿܢ (dūrāšhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܝܼ (dūrāšī)		ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܲܢ (dūrāšan)
	construct	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܲܝ (dūrāšay)		2nd person	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (dūrāšūḵ)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (dūrāšāḵ)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dūrāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܹܐ (dūrāšē)		3rd person	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܘܼܗܝ (dūrāšūh)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܘܿܗ̇ (dūrāšōh)	ܕܘܼܪ̈ܵܫܗܘܿܢ (dūrāšhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܕ ܪ ܫ related to threshing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [durrɑʃɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [durrɑʃe] (plural)

Noun

ܕܘܪܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܘܪܫܐ)

1. training, teaching, instruction, exercise, experience
2. discipline, study, erudition
3. disputation, investigation
4. (law) litigation
5. contest, struggle

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܘܪܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܘܪܫ		1st person	ܕܘܪܫܝ		ܕܘܪܫܢ
	construct	ܕܘܪܫ		2nd person	ܕܘܪܫܟ	ܕܘܪܫܟܝ	ܕܘܪܫܟܘܢ	ܕܘܪܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܘܪܫܐ		3rd person	ܕܘܪܫܗ	ܕܘܪܫܗ	ܕܘܪܫܗܘܢ	ܕܘܪܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܘܪܫܝܢ		1st person	ܕܘܪܫܝ		ܕܘܪܫܝܢ
	construct	ܕܘܪܫܝ		2nd person	ܕܘܪܫܝܟ	ܕܘܪܫܝܟܝ	ܕܘܪܫܝܟܘܢ	ܕܘܪܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܘܪܫܐ		3rd person	ܕܘܪܫܘܗܝ	ܕܘܪܫܝܗ	ܕܘܪܫܝܗܘܢ	ܕܘܪܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dwrš”, 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, page 71b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 88a
• 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, →ISBN, pages 288a–b