ܡܪܕܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܕ ܐ (r d ˀ)
4 terms

ܡܪܕܝܬܐ

Noun of place from the verb ܪܵܕ݂ܹܐ (rāḏē, “to flow, travel”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mardiːθɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (mardīṯā) f sg (plural ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mardyāṯē))

1. track, lane, course, path
2. progress, movement, current, trend
3. trajectory of a bullet
4. route of a bus line
5. track of a record
6. (linguistics) context

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (mardīṯī)		ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (mardīṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ (mardīṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mardīṯūḵ)	ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mardīṯāḵ)	ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mardīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mardīṯā)		3rd person	ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (mardīṯēh)	ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mardīṯāh)	ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mardīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (mardyāṯī)		ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (mardyāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ (mardyāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mardyāṯūḵ)	ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mardyāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mardyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (mardyāṯē)		3rd person	ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (mardyāṯūh)	ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (mardyāṯōh)	ܡܲܪ̈ܕܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mardyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ ܟܸܦ̮ܣܵܐ (mardīṯ kifsā)
• ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mardīṯ milṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܕ-ܐ (r-d-ʾ) related to travelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mardiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mard(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܕܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܪܕܝܬܐ)

1. journey, voyage, travelling
2. group of travellers
3. sailing
4. course, path
5. flow, flowing
6. menstruation
7. commerce, trade

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܪܕܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܪܕܝ		1st person	ܡܪܕܝܬܝ		ܡܪܕܝܬܢ
	construct	ܡܪܕܝܬ		2nd person	ܡܪܕܝܬܟ	ܡܪܕܝܬܟܝ	ܡܪܕܝܬܟܘܢ	ܡܪܕܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܕܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܕܝܬܗ	ܡܪܕܝܬܗ	ܡܪܕܝܬܗܘܢ	ܡܪܕܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܪܕܝܢ		1st person	ܡܪܕܝܬܝ		ܡܪܕܝܬܢ
	construct	ܡܪܕܝܬ		2nd person	ܡܪܕܝܬܟ	ܡܪܕܝܬܟܝ	ܡܪܕܝܬܟܘܢ	ܡܪܕܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܕܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܕܝܬܗ	ܡܪܕܝܬܗ	ܡܪܕܝܬܗܘܢ	ܡܪܕܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mrdy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 339a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 299b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 828a-b