ܣܦܕܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܦܣܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (psāḏīṯā), ܣܦܵܕܵܐ (spādā)

Etymology

From a metathesis of Aramaic בֵּיסָדְיָא (bēsāḏyā) with an initial /b/ resulting in /p/. Itself a contraction of בֵּית אִיסָדָא (bêṯ ʾĕsāḏā, literally place of the foundation; thing placed beneath to rest upon), ultimately Proto-Semitic in origin; compare also found in Classical Syriac ܒܣܕܝܐ (bēsāḏyā), as well as in Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda), Hebrew יְסוֹד (yesód, base, foundation), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎒𐎄 (ysd, base, foundation) and Akkadian 𒅖𒁲 (/⁠išdu⁠/, base, foundation). Compare also similar in the synonym ܒܵܪܸܫܬܵܐ (bārištā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (spāḏīṯāf sg (plural ܣ̈ܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spāḏyāṯā))

  1. pillow, cushion
    ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ ܣ̈ܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܬܸܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ!
    maryam kē dāmḵā ˁam tillāṯ spāḏyāṯā ˁal tišwīṯā!
    Mary sleeps with three pillows on the bed!
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Mark 4:38:
      ܘܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܣܦܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ. ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܟܸܣܠܹܗ ܘܡܘܼܥܝܸܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ: «ܪܲܒܲܢ، ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܡܬܲܚܡܘܿܢܹܐ ܕܒܸܛܠܵܩܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ؟»
      w-īšōˁ dmīḵā ìwā ˁal spāḏīṯā b-ḥarṯā d-spītā. ṯē lēh lkislēh w-muˁyir lhōn w-mīr lhōn: “rabban, lā ìwet mtaḥmōnē d-biṭlāqā ìwaḥ?”
      But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him: “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼ (spāḏī) 1st person ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (spāḏīṯī) ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (spāḏīṯan)
construct ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ (spāḏīṯ) 2nd person ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (spāḏīṯōḵ) ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (spāḏīṯāḵ) ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spāḏīṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (spāḏīṯā) 3rd person ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (spāḏīṯēh) ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (spāḏīṯāh) ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (spāḏīṯhōn)
plural absolute ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܢ̈ (spāḏyān) 1st person ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (spāḏyāṯī) ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (spāḏyāṯan)
construct ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ (spāḏyāṯ) 2nd person ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (spāḏyāṯōḵ) ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (spāḏyāṯāḵ) ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (spāḏyāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܣ̈ܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spāḏyāṯā) 3rd person ܣ̈ܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (spāḏyāṯēh) ܣ̈ܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (spāḏyāṯāh) ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (spāḏyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܩܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qrāmā dspāḏīṯā, pillowcase)
  • ܦܲܐܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (paˀṯā dspāḏīṯā, pillowcase)
  • ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܵܘܵܝܬܵܐ (spāḏīṯā hāwāytā, airbag)