ܐܘܪܚܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܪ ܚ (ˀ r ḥ)
4 terms

From ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā, “road, way”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending). Diverged from ܐܵܪܚܵܐ (ārḥā) after the sense where travellers were regularly treated as guests, and guests from other villages would typically travel long distances.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔur.xɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܵܐ • (urḥāyā) m sg (plural ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܹܐ (urḥāyē), feminine ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܬܵܐ (urḥāytā))

1. traveller, wayfarer, passer-by

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܝܼ (urḥāyī)		ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܲܢ (urḥāyan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝ (urḥāy)		2nd person	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (urḥāyūḵ)	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (urḥāyāḵ)	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (urḥāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܵܐ (urḥāyā)		3rd person	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܹܗ (urḥāyēh)	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܵܗ̇ (urḥāyāh)	ܐܘܼܪܚܵܝܗܘܿܢ (urḥāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܝܼ (urḥāyī)		ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܲܢ (urḥāyan)
	construct	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܲܝ (urḥāyay)		2nd person	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (urḥāyūḵ)	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (urḥāyāḵ)	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (urḥāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܹܐ (urḥāyē)		3rd person	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܘܼܗܝ (urḥāyūh)	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (urḥāyōh)	ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܝܗܘܿܢ (urḥāyhōn)