ܙܪܕܘܫܬܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Persian زردشت (zardošt) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zar.duʃ.tɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܐ • (zarduštāyā) (feminine ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܬܵܐ (zarduštāytā), plural ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܹܐ (zarduštāyē))

1. Zoroastrian (relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism)

Noun

ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܐ • (zarduštāyā) m sg (plural ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܹܐ (zarduštāyē), feminine ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܬܵܐ (zarduštāytā))

1. Zoroastrian (a follower of Zoroastrianism)

Inflection

Inflection of ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܝܼ (zarduštāyī)		ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܲܢ (zarduštāyan)
	construct	ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝ (zarduštāy)		2nd person	ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (zarduštāyūḵ)	ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (zarduštāyāḵ)	ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zarduštāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܐ (zarduštāyā)		3rd person	ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܹܗ (zarduštāyēh)	ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܗ̇ (zarduštāyāh)	ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܗܘܿܢ (zarduštāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܝܼ (zarduštāyī)		ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܲܢ (zarduštāyan)
	construct	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܲܝ (zarduštāyay)		2nd person	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (zarduštāyūḵ)	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (zarduštāyāḵ)	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zarduštāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܹܐ (zarduštāyē)		3rd person	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܘܼܗܝ (zarduštāyūh)	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (zarduštāyōh)	ܙܲܪ̈ܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܗܘܿܢ (zarduštāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (zarduštāyūtā, “Zoroastrianism”)