ܪܘܫܡܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܫ ܡ (r š m)
4 terms

Calque of Arabic رَسْمِيّ (rasmiyy), from ܪܘܼܫܡܵܐ (rušmā, mark, seal) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare also Hebrew רִשְׁמִי (rishmí).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ruʃ.mɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܪܘܼܫܡܵܝܵܐ • (rušmāyā) (feminine ܪܘܼܫܡܵܝܬܵܐ (rušmāytā), plural ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܵܝܹܐ (rušmāyē))

  1. official, legitimate, formal
    ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܣܘܼܙܓܵܪܵܐ ܪܘܼܫܡܵܝܵܐ ܒܹܝܢ ܐܲܬܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ.
    mamllā ˁal suzgārā rušmāyā bēn atrāwāṯā.
    A speech over the official agreement between the countries.
    ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܼܫܡܵܝܹܐ ܕܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܣܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ.
    liššānē rušmāyē d-uḥdānā d-āšōr bit hāwī sūrāˀīṯ w-ˁarḇāˀīṯ w-inglīs.
    The official languages of the State of Assyria will be Assyrian, Arabic and English.
  2. conventional, according to rule
  3. ceremonial

Derived terms

  • ܪܘܼܫܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (rušmāˀīṯ)
  • ܪܘܼܫܡܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rušmāyūṯā)

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