Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܐܣܛܪܛܐ

Etymology

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From Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Latin strāta; reinforced in its modern sense of “highway/freeway” as an allusion to French autostrade, Arabic أَوْتُوسْتْرَاد (ʔawtūstrād) and Hebrew אוֹטוֹסְטְרָדָ‬ה (otostrada); compare also borrowed into Arabic صِرَاط (ṣirāṭ, path, way, road).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.tˤrɑːtˤɑː]

Noun

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ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܐ (isṭrāṭām or f (plural ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܹܐ (isṭrāṭē))

  1. highway, freeway (main public road, high-speed thoroughfare)
    ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܠܝܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܐܵܐ ܟܝܼܠܘܿܡܝܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ.
    sāḵā d-qalīlūṯā ˁal isṭrāṭā ìlēh mˀā kīlōmīṭrē b-šāˁṯa.
    The speed limit on the highway is a hundred kilometres per hour.
  2. street, paved road

Usage notes

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This word is traditionally masculine in it's original sense of “street/paved road”, but is feminine in the modern sense of “highway/freeway” due to it being influenced by French autostrade and Hebrew אוֹטוֹסְטְרָדָ‬ה (otostrada).

Inflection

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Inflection of ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܝܼ (isṭrāṭī) ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܲܢ (isṭrāṭan)
construct ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛ (isṭrāṭ) 2nd person ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (isṭrāṭūḵ) ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (isṭrāṭāḵ) ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (isṭrāṭāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܐ (isṭrāṭā) 3rd person ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܹܗ (isṭrāṭēh) ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܗ̇ (isṭrāṭāh) ܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܗܘܿܢ (isṭrāṭhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܝܼ (isṭrāṭī) ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܲܢ (isṭrāṭan)
construct ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܲܝ (isṭrāṭay) 2nd person ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (isṭrāṭūḵ) ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (isṭrāṭāḵ) ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (isṭrāṭāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܹܐ (isṭrāṭē) 3rd person ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܘܼܗܝ (isṭrāṭūh) ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܘܿܗ̇ (isṭrāṭōh) ܐܸܣܛܪ̈ܵܛܗܘܿܢ (isṭrāṭhōn)
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