ܟܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܟܣ

ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢ

ܠܬܸܚܬ ܡܸܢ

ܓܲܘ

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ

ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ

ܥܲܠ

ܓܹܢ݇ܒ/

ܟܸܣ

ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ݂

ܒܹܝܢ

Prepositions of location

Etymology

Uncertain:

• Possibly from ܠ- (l-, “to, at”) +‎ ܓܸܣ (gis, “side of”), with a shift from /ɡ/ to /k/, but this does not explain the presence of the second /l/ that exists in possessive forms.
• Possibly from an unattested *ܟܸܣܠܵܐ (*kislā, “loins”), cognate to or borrowed from Akkadian kislum (“loins”) or perhaps strengthened by it. This explains the second /l/ that exists in its possessive forms.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɪs.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɪs.]

Preposition

ܟܸܣ • (kis)

1. chez; to, at, in or into the home, office, etc. of

   Synonym: ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb)

   ܟܸܣܠܝܼ ― kislī ― at my place

   ܟܸܣܠܹܗ ― kislēh ― at his place

   ܟܸܣ ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ― kis maryam ― at Maryam’s

   ܟܸܣ ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܕܟܹܟܹ̈ܐ ― kis āsyā d-kēkē ― at the dentist

   ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܪܹܢ ܠܟܸܣܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܟܸܣܠܝܼ

   kē ˁāḇrēn l-kislawḵōn, ayḵ d-īlēh kislī

   I enter your place, as it was my place.

2. with, in the possession of.

   Synonyms: ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb), ܥܲܡ (ˁam)

   ܠܹܐ ܬܲܚܡܸܢ، ܝܲܠܕܹ̈ܐ ܟܸܣܠܝܼ ܝܢܵܐ.

   lē taḥmin, yaldē kislī ìnā.

   Don’t worry, the children are with me.

3. next to, near, towards, by, alongside.

   Synonyms: ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb), ܠܕܸܦܢܵܐ ܕ- (ldipnā d-), ܠܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ ܕ- (l-appē d-)

   ܬܵܐܝ ܟܸܣܠܝܼ ܒܪܵܬܝܼ. ― tā kislī brātī. ― Come next to me daughter.

   ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܲܪܡܠܸܫ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܟܸܣ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܘܨܸܠ.

   māṯā d-karmliš ìlāh kis mḏītā d-mawṣil.

   The village of Karemlesh is near the city of Mosul.

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܸܣ

base form			ܟܸܣ (kis)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܟܸܣܠܝܼ (kislī)		ܟܸܣܠܲܢ (kislan)
2nd person	ܟܸܣܠܘܼܟ݂ (kislūḵ)	ܟܸܣܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kislāḵ)	ܟܸܣܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kislāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܟܸܣܠܹܗ (kislēh)	ܟܸܣܠܵܗ̇ (kislāh)	ܟܸܣܠܗܘܿܢ (kislhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܟܸܣ (bkis)
• ܠܟܸܣ (lkis)
• ܡܸܢ ܟܸܣ (min kis)