ܗܢܕܘܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ܗܸܢܕܘܼ (hindū, “India”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܐ • (hindwāyā) (feminine ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܬܵܐ (hindwāytā), plural ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindwāyē))
- Indian (of, from, or pertaining to India, its culture, or people)
- Hindi (relating to the Hindi language)
Noun
[edit]ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܐ • (hindwāyā) m sg (plural ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindwāyē), feminine ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܬܵܐ (hindwāytā))
- Indian (person from India or of Indian descent)
Inflection
[edit]| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܝܼ (hindwāyī) | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܲܢ (hindwāyan) | |||
| construct | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝ (hindwāy) | 2nd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (hindwāyūḵ) | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (hindwāyāḵ) | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hindwāyāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܐ (hindwāyā) | 3rd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܹܗ (hindwāyēh) | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܗ̇ (hindwāyāh) | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܗܘܿܢ (hindwāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܝܼ̈ (hindwāyī) | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܲܢ̈ (hindwāyan) | |||
| construct | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܲܝ̈ (hindwāyay) | 2nd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hindwāyūḵ) | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hindwāyāḵ) | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hindwāyāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hindwāyē) | 3rd person | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (hindwāyūh) | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (hindwāyōh) | ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (hindwāyhōn) | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- ܗܸܢܕܘܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (hindwāˀīṯ, “Hindi”)
- ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣ ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܐ (ēwqyānōs hindwāyā, “the Indian Ocean”)
- ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܬܵܐ (dmūṯ yabīštā hindwāytā, “the Indian subcontinent”)
- ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܐ (iṭruggā hindwāyā, “grapefruit”, literally “Indian citron”)
- ܚܡܵܪܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܵܐ (ḥmārā hindwāyā, “rhinoceros”, literally “Indian donkey”)
- ܬܵܘܠܥܵܐ ܗܸܢܕܘܵܝܬܵܐ (tāwlˁā hindwāytā, “silkworm”, literally “Indian worm”)
Related terms
[edit]- ܗܸܢܕܘܼܫܵܝܵܐ (hindūšāyā, “Hindu”)