ܕܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܕܫܬܐ

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭣𐭱𐭲 (dšt /⁠dašt⁠/), from Old Persian [Term?] (/⁠*daxšta-⁠/); compare Arabic دَشْث (dašṯ), Persian دشت (dašt), and Armenian դաշտ (dašt).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [daʃ.tɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [dɪʃ.tɑː]

Noun

ܕܲܫܬܵܐ • (daštā) f (plural ܕܲܫܬܹ̈ܐ (daštē) or ܕܲܫ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (daštāṯā))

1. flatland, plain
2. steppe, prairie, savannah

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܫܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܲܫܬܝܼ (daštī)		ܕܲܫܬܲܢ (daštan)
	construct	ܕܲܫܬ (dašt)		2nd person	ܕܲܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (daštūḵ)	ܕܲܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (daštāḵ)	ܕܲܫܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (daštāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܫܬܵܐ (daštā)		3rd person	ܕܲܫܬܹܗ (daštēh)	ܕܲܫܬܵܗ̇ (daštāh)	ܕܲܫܬܗܘܿܢ (dašthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܲܫܬܝܼ̈ (daštī)		ܕܲܫܬܲܢ̈ (daštan)
	construct	ܕܲܫܬܲܝ̈ (daštay)		2nd person	ܕܲܫܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (daštūḵ)	ܕܲܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (daštāḵ)	ܕܲܫܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (daštāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܫܬܹ̈ܐ (daštē)		3rd person	ܕܲܫܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (daštūh)	ܕܲܫܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (daštōh)	ܕܲܫܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dašthōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܕܲܫܬܵܐ (bar daštā)
• ܕܲܫܬܵܐ ܕܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ (daštā dnīnwē)
• ܕܲܫܬܵܢܵܐ (daštānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭣𐭱𐭲 (dšt /⁠dašt⁠/), from Old Persian [Term?] (/⁠*daxšta-⁠/). Compare Arabic دَشْث (dašṯ), Persian دشت (dašt), and Armenian դաշտ (dašt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daʃtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [daʃte(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܫܬܐ)

1. plain, desert

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܫܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܫܬ		1st person	ܕܫܬܝ		ܕܫܬܢ
	construct	ܕܫܬ		2nd person	ܕܫܬܟ	ܕܫܬܟܝ	ܕܫܬܟܘܢ	ܕܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܫܬܐ		3rd person	ܕܫܬܗ	ܕܫܬܗ	ܕܫܬܗܘܢ	ܕܫܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܫܬܝܢ		1st person	ܕܫܬܝ		ܕܫܬܝܢ
	construct	ܕܫܬܝ		2nd person	ܕܫܬܝܟ	ܕܫܬܝܟܝ	ܕܫܬܝܟܘܢ	ܕܫܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܫܬܐ		3rd person	ܕܫܬܘܗܝ	ܕܫܬܝܗ	ܕܫܬܝܗܘܢ	ܕܫܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dšt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• 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, p. 326b