ܫܬܐܣܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܬ ܐ ܣ (š t ˀ s)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac probably related to or a blend of ܐܫܬܐ (ʾeštāʾ, “buttock, backside”) and/or ܐܣܬܐ (ʾessəṯāʾ, “party wall”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃatʔtɪs.tɑː]

Noun

ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܐ • (šatˀistā) f sg (plural ܫܲܬܐܸܣܹ̈ܐ (šatˀissē) or ܫܲܐܬܸܣܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šaˀtissātē))

1. base, bottom, groundwork
2. (architecture) foundation
3. (grammar) stem, base form
4. element

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܝܼ (šatˀistī)		ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܲܢ (šatˀistan)
	construct	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܲܬ݂ (šatˀissaṯ)		2nd person	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܘܼܟ݂ (šatˀistūḵ)	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܟ݂ܝ (šatˀistāḵ)	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šatˀistāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܐ (šatˀistā)		3rd person	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܹܗ (šatˀistēh)	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܗ̇ (šatˀistāh)	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܗܘܿܢ (šatˀisthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܝܼ̈ (šaˀtisī)		ܫܲܐܬܸܣܲܢ̈ (šaˀtissan)
	construct	ܫܲܬܐܸܣܲܝ̈ (šatˀissay)		2nd person	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šaˀtisūḵ)	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šaˀtissāḵ)	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaˀtissāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܹ̈ܐ (šaˀtissē)		3rd person	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šaˀtisūh)	ܫܲܐܬܸܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šaˀtissōh)	ܫܲܐܬܸܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šaˀtishōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܫܲܬܐܸܣ (mšatˀis)
• ܫܘܼܬܐܵܣܵܐ (šūtˀāsā)
• ܫܲܬܐܸܣܬܵܐ ܓܲܝܣܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (šatˀistā gaysāyṯā, “military base”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܫܬܐܣܬܐ

Etymology

Probably related to ܐܫܬܐ (ʾeštāʾ) and/or ܐܣܬܐ (ʾessəṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛtte(ʔ)stɑ(ʔ)], [ʃatte(ʔ)stɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܬܐܣܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܬܐܣܐ)

1. base, bottom, groundwork
2. (architecture) foundation
3. (grammar) stem, base form
4. element

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܬܐܣܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܬܐܣܐ		1st person	ܫܬܐܣܬܝ		ܫܬܐܣܬܢ
	construct	ܫܬܐܣܬ		2nd person	ܫܬܐܣܬܟ	ܫܬܐܣܬܟܝ	ܫܬܐܣܬܟܝܢ	ܫܬܐܣܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܬܐܣܬܐ		3rd person	ܫܬܐܣܬܗ	ܫܬܐܣܬܗ	ܫܬܐܣܬܗܘܢ	ܫܬܐܣܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܬܐܣܝܢ		1st person	ܫܬܐܣܝ		ܫܬܐܣܝܢ
	construct	ܫܬܐܣܝ		2nd person	ܫܬܐܣܝܟ	ܫܬܐܣܝܟܝ	ܫܬܐܣܝܟܘܢ	ܫܬܐܣܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܬܐܣܐ		3rd person	ܫܬܐܣܘܗܝ	ܫܬܐܣܝܗ	ܫܬܐܣܝܗܘܢ	ܫܬܐܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “štˀsh”, 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. 384b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 600b
• 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. 1614a-b