ܐܫܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms
  • ܐܸܫܟܬ݂ܵܐ (iškṯā), ܫܸܟܬ݂ܵܐ (šikṯā), ܫܸܟܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šikīṯā), ܐܸܫܟܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (iškīṯā)

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܐܫܟܬܐ (ʾeškəṯā), Akkadian 𒋓 (išku) and Hebrew אֶשֶׁךְ (éshekh).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪʃ.kɑː]
  • (Barwar) IPA(key): [ʃɪk.θa]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔɪʃ.kiː.ta]

Noun

ܐܸܫܟܵܐ • (iškā) f sg (plural ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (iškē) or ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܹܐ (iškāṯē) or ܐܸܫ̈ܟܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (iškyāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) testicle
    Synonym: (slang) ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܐ (bēˁṯā)

Usage notes
  • The plural ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (iškē) is used for the same possession while ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܹܐ (iškāṯē) is used for the possession of more than one.

Inflection
Inflection of ܐܸܫܟܵܐ (iškā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܐܸܫܟܝܼ
(iškī)		 ܐܸܫܟܲܢ
(iškan)
construct ܐܸܫܲܟ݂
(iššaḵ)		 2nd person ܐܸܫܟܘܼܟ݂
(iškūḵ)		 ܐܸܫܟܵܟ݂ܝ
(iškāḵ)		 ܐܸܫܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(iškāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܫܟܵܐ
(iškā)		 3rd person ܐܸܫܟܹܗ
(iškēh)		 ܐܸܫܟܵܗ̇
(iškāh)		 ܐܸܫܟܗܘܿܢ
(iškhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈
(iškāṯī)		 ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈
(iškāṯan)
construct ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂
(iškāṯ)		 2nd person ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(iškāṯūḵ)		 ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(iškāṯāḵ)		 ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(iškāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܹܐ
(iškāṯē)		 3rd person ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܹܗ
(iškāṯēh)		 ܐܸܫ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇
(iškāṯāh)		 ܐܸܫܟܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(iškāṯhōn)

Derived terms
  • ܟܝܼܣ ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (kīs iškē, “scrotum”)
  • ܐܸܫܟܲܝ̈ ܬܲܥܠܵܐ (iškay taˁlā, “orchis”, literally “fox-testicles”)
  • ܬܵܩܠܲܬ݂ ܐܸܫܟܹ̈ܐ (tāqlaṯ iškē, “spider”)
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