ܡܕܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܢ ܕ ܠ (n d l) |
| 2 terms |
From the older form ܢܲܕܵܠܵܐ (naddālā), the active noun of the verb ܢܵܕ݂ܸܠ (nāḏil, “to move”). Compare Classical Syriac ܢܲܕܵܠܵܐ. The form with /m/ is already found in Bar Ali’s 9th century dictionary and in Bar Bahlul’s 10th century lexicon as local vernacular words; compare Hebrew נָדָל (nadál).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܡܲܕܵܠܵܐ • (maddālā) m (plural ܡܲܕܵܠܹ̈ܐ (maddālē))
- centipede
- Synonym: ܡܲܣܘܼܪܩܵܐ ܕܚܸܘܹܐ (masurqā dḥiwwē)
- (dialectal, proscribed) millipede
- Synonym: ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ (yaḏyāḏā)
- (dialectal, proscribed) earthworm
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܲܕܵܠ (maddāl) | 1st person | ܡܲܕܵܠܝܼ (maddālī) | ܡܲܕܵܠܲܢ (maddālan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܕܵܠ (maddāl) | 2nd person | ܡܲܕܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (maddālōḵ) | ܡܲܕܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (maddālāḵ) | ܡܲܕܵܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maddālawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܕܵܠܵܐ (maddālā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܕܵܠܹܗ (maddālēh) | ܡܲܕܵܠܵܗ̇ (maddālāh) | ܡܲܕܵܠܗܘܿܢ (maddālhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܲܕܵܠܝܼ̈ܢ (maddālīn) | 1st person | ܡܲܕܵܠܝܼ̈ (maddālī) | ܡܲܕܵܠܲܢ̈ (maddālan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܕܵܠܲܝ̈ (maddālay) | 2nd person | ܡܲܕܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maddālōḵ) | ܡܲܕܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maddālāḵ) | ܡܲܕܵܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maddālawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܕܵܠܹ̈ܐ (maddālē) | 3rd person | ܡܲܕܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maddālūh) | ܡܲܕܵܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (maddālōh) | ܡܲܕܵܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maddālayhōn) | |||