ܩܪܛܝܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܪܛܝܣܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܪܛܝܣܐ, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρτης (khắrtēs, “sheet of paper”); also borrowed into Arabic قُرْطَاس (qurṭās) and Hebrew כַּרְטִיס (kartís). Doublet of ܟܲܪܛܵܐ (karṭā, “card”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qar.tˤeːsɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ • (qarṭaysā) m sg (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܹܐ (qarṭaysē))

1. sheet of paper, paper
2. diploma, certificate
3. (navigation) map, chart

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܝܼ (qarṭaysī)		ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܲܢ (qarṭaysan)
	construct	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣ (qarṭays)		2nd person	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܘܼܟ݂ (qarṭaysūḵ)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qarṭaysāḵ)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarṭaysāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (qarṭaysā)		3rd person	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܹܗ (qarṭaysēh)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܗ̇ (qarṭaysāh)	ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܗܘܿܢ (qarṭayshōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܝܼ (qarṭaysī)		ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܢ (qarṭaysan)
	construct	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܲܝ (qarṭaysay)		2nd person	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܼܟ݂ (qarṭaysūḵ)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܵܟ݂ܝ (qarṭaysāḵ)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarṭaysāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܹܐ (qarṭaysē)		3rd person	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܼܗܝ (qarṭaysūh)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܘܿܗ̇ (qarṭaysōh)	ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܗܘܿܢ (qarṭayshōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (maḵtḇānūt qarṭaysā, “mapping, cartography”)
• ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐ (qarṭaysā dˁālmā, “world map”)
• ܩܲܪܛܸܣ (qarṭis, “to map”)