ܥܩܘܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܩܘܒܪܐ (ܚܝܘܬܐ)

ܥܩܘܒܪܐ (ܕܚܫܘܒܐ)

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܥܘܩܒܪܐ (ʿuqbrā) and Hebrew עַכְבָּר ('akhbár) with the computing term semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕaq.qub(ə)raː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʕaːqubra]

Noun

ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ • (ˁaqubrā) m (plural ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁaqubrē), feminine ܥܘܼܩܒܲܪܬܵܐ (ˁuqbartā))

1. mouse (animal)

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.

   īṯ wā ˁaqubrā gāw baytā.

   There was a mouse in the house.

   ܩܵܛܘܿ، ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ، ܘܓܘܼܒܬ݂ܵܐ. ― qāṭō, ˁaqubrā, w-gubṯā. ― Cat, mouse, and cheese.

2. computer mouse

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܝܼ (ˁaqubrī)		ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܲܢ (ˁaqubran)
	construct	ܥܘܼܩܒܲܪ (ˁuqbar)		2nd person	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaqubrūḵ)	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaqubrāḵ)	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaqubrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ (ˁaqubrā)		3rd person	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹܗ (ˁaqubrēh)	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܘܿܗ̇ (ˁaqubrōh)	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܗܘܿܢ (ˁaqubrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܝܼ (ˁaqubrī)		ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܲܢ (ˁaqubran)
	construct	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܲܝ (ˁaqubray)		2nd person	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaqubrūḵ)	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaqubrāḵ)	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaqubrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁaqubrē)		3rd person	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ˁaqubrūh)	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁaqubrōh)	ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ˁaqubrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܘܼܩܒܲܪܬܵܐ (ˁuqbartā, “muscle”)
• ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܵܐ ܦܵܪܘܿܚܵܐ (ˁaqubrā pārōḥā, “bat”)
• ܐܸܕ݂ܢܲܝ̈ ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹ̈ܐ (iḏnay ˁaqubrē, “myosotis, forget-me-not”, literally “ears of the mouse”)