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
- (Standard) IPA(key): [spɑːðiːθɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [spadiːθa], [stabiːθa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [spɑːdiːtɑː]
Noun
ܣܦܵܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (spāḏīṯā) f sg (plural ܣ̈ܦܵܕ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (spāḏyāṯā))
- 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
| 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”)