ܚܘܫܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܚܸܫܟܵܐ (ḥiškā)

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܫ ܟ (ḥ š k)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic חוּשׁכָּא (ḥuškā); cognate to Hebrew חֹשֶׁךְ (khóshekh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħuʃ.kɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xuʃ.kɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xɪʃ.kɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܫܟܵܐ • (ḥuškā) m

1. darkness, obscurity

   Synonym: ܚܘܼܒ݂ܝܵܐ (ḥuḇyā)

2. (figuratively) dimness or dullness of mind

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܫܟܵܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܚܘܼܫܟܲܢ (ḥuškan)
	construct	ܚܫܘܿܟ݂ (ḥšōḵ)		2nd person	ܚܘܼܫܟܘܼܟ݂ (ḥuškūḵ)	ܚܘܼܫܟܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥuškāḵ)	ܚܘܼܫܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥuškāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܫܟܵܐ (ḥuškā)		3rd person	ܚܘܼܫܟܹܗ (ḥuškēh)	ܚܘܼܫܟܵܗ̇ (ḥuškāh)	ܚܘܼܫܟܗܘܿܢ (ḥuškhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܘܼܫܟܵܢܵܐ (ḥuškānā)
• ܡܸܢ ܚܘܼܫܟܵܐ (min ḥuškā)

See also

• ܥܲܡܵܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁammāṭīṯā)