ܟܪܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Greek κάρτα (kárta), from Italian carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρτης (khártēs, “sheet of paper”). Doublet of ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (qarṭaysā, “map”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈkaɾ.tˤɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܪܛܵܐ • (karṭā) m sg (plural ܟܲܪ̈ܛܹܐ (karṭē))

1. card
2. credit card, debit card
3. postcard
4. business card
5. birthday card, greeting card

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܪܛܵܐ (karṭā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܲܪܛܝܼ (karṭī)		ܟܲܪܛܲܢ (karṭan)
	construct	ܟܪܲܛ (kraṭ)	2nd person	ܟܲܪܛܘܼܟ݂ (karṭūḵ)	ܟܲܪܛܵܟ݂ܝ (karṭāḵ)	ܟܲܪܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (karṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܪܛܵܐ (karṭā)	3rd person	ܟܲܪܛܹܗ (karṭēh)	ܟܲܪܛܘܿܗ̇ (karṭōh)	ܟܲܪܛܗܘܿܢ (karṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܲܪ̈ܛܝܼ (karṭī)		ܟܲܪ̈ܛܲܢ (karṭan)
	construct	ܟܲܪ̈ܛܲܝ (karṭay)	2nd person	ܟܲܪ̈ܛܘܼܟ݂ (karṭūḵ)	ܟܲܪ̈ܛܵܟ݂ܝ (karṭāḵ)	ܟܲܪ̈ܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (karṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܪ̈ܛܹܐ (karṭē)	3rd person	ܟܲܪ̈ܛܘܼܗܝ (karṭūh)	ܟܲܪ̈ܛܘܿܗ̇ (karṭōh)	ܟܲܪ̈ܛܗܘܿܢ (karṭhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܪܲܛ ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (kraṭ hīyāyūtā, “identity card”)
• ܟܪܲܛ ܚܵܘܒܵܐ (kraṭ ḥāwbā, “debit card”)
• ܟܪܲܛ ܝܼܙܲܦܬܵܐ (kraṭ īzaptā, “credit card”)
• ܟܪܲܛ ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (kraṭ ˁēḏ dmāwlāḏā, “birthday card, Christmas card”)
• ܟܪܲܛ ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ (kraṭ šlāmē, “greeting card”)
• ܟܲܪܛܵܐ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܝܵܐ (karṭā bīldārāyā, “postcard”)