ܬܡܣܝܚܐ

See also: ܬܡܣܝܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܡܣܝܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܝܠܘܣ

Etymology

From Arabic تَمَاسِيح (tamāsīḥ), the plural of تِمْسَاح (timsāḥ), since the vowel before the stressed end is shortened in the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tam.siːxɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܐ • (tamsīḥā) m sg (plural ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (tamsīḥē), feminine ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܬܵܐ (tamsīḥtā))

1. crocodile, alligator (large predatory semiaquatic reptile)

   ܢܲܗܪܲܢ ܝܕܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܣܚܵܝܵܐ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇.

   nahran dīˁā ìlēh min tamsīḥē bisḥāyā l-tiḥ.

   Our river is known for crocodiles swimming underneath.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܐ (tamsīḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܝܼ (tamsīḥī)		ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܲܢ (tamsīḥan)
	construct	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚ (tamsīḥ)	2nd person	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܘܼܟ݂ (tamsīḥūḵ)	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܟ݂ܝ (tamsīḥāḵ)	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tamsīḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܐ (tamsīḥā)	3rd person	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܹܗ (tamsīḥēh)	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܗ̇ (tamsīḥāh)	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܗܘܿܢ (tamsīḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܝܼ̈ (tamsīḥī)		ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܲܢ̈ (tamsīḥan)
	construct	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܲܝ̈ (tamsīḥay)	2nd person	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tamsīḥūḵ)	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tamsīḥāḵ)	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tamsīḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܹ̈ܐ (tamsīḥē)	3rd person	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tamsīḥūh)	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tamsīḥōh)	ܬܲܡܣܝܼܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tamsīḥhōn)

See also

• ܚܲܪܕܵܢܵܐ (ḥardānā)