ܬܫܪܝܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (tišrīyē)
Etymology
Pluralized form of ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢ (tišrīn), from Akkadian 𒌨𒊑𒌓 (/Tašrītu/, literally “beginning, beginning of the second half of the year (starting with spring's first fruits), the seventh month”); compare Turoyo ܬܷܫܪ̈ܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ (tëšroyoṯe) and Classical Syriac ܬܫܪܝܬܐ (tešrəyāṯā)/ܬܫܪܝܘܬܐ.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [tʃɪrjawwɑːθɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɪryawaːθa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃeːri.jaːwɑːteː]
Noun
ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (tširyawwāṯā) m pl
- (uncountable) autumn, fall (season when deciduous trees lose their leaves)
- ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܪܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ، ܘܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܛܲܪ̈ܦܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܬ݂ܪܝܼܢ݇ ܡܸܢ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
- šimšā kē ˁārḇā yatīr bḵīrāˀīṯ b-tširyawwāṯā, w-kullhōn ṭarpē kē nāṯrī min īlānē.
- The sun sets earlier in Autumn, and all the leaves start falling from the trees.
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| plural | absolute | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܢ (tširyawwān) | 1st person | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (tširyawwāṯī) | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (tširyawwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ (tširyawwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tširyawwāṯōḵ) | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tširyawwāṯāḵ) | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tširyawwāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tširyawwāṯā) | 3rd person | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (tširyawwāṯēh) | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tširyawwāṯāh) | ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tširyawwāṯhōn) | |||
Coordinate terms
- seasons: ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē): ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (nīsānē) · ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā) · ܬܫܸܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tširyawwāṯā) · ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (siṯwā) [edit]
Derived terms
- ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (tišrīnāyā, “autumnal”)
- ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܬܸܫܪܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (šawyūṯā tišrīnāytā, “autumnal equinox”)
References
- “ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܵܘܵܬܹܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 23 February 2023 (last accessed)