ܚܐܪܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܐܪܝܬܐ

Etymology

Borrowed from Akkadian [script needed] (ḫirītu), derived from the verb [script needed] (ḫerû, “to dig”); therefore cognate with Hebrew חֹר (khór, “hole”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xeːʔriːθɑː]

Noun

ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥērīṯā) f (plural ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥēryāṯā))

1. ditch, moat, gutter, canal
2. (military) trench, a narrow excavation as used in warfare

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥērīṯī)		ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥērīṯan)
	construct	ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ (ḥērīṯ)		2nd person	ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥērīṯūḵ)	ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥērīṯāḵ)	ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥērīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥērīṯā)		3rd person	ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥērīṯēh)	ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥērīṯāh)	ܚܹܐܪܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥērīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥēryāṯī)		ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥēryāṯan)
	construct	ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (ḥēryāṯ)		2nd person	ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥēryāṯūḵ)	ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥēryāṯāḵ)	ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥēryāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ḥēryāṯē)		3rd person	ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ḥēryāṯūh)	ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥēryāṯōh)	ܚܹܐܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥēryāṯhōn)