ܨܘܢܡܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from English tsunami, ultimately from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), a compound of 津 (tsu, “cove, inlet, outlet”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [sˤu.nɑːmiː]
Noun
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ • (ṣunāmī) m sg (plural ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹ̈ܐ (ṣunāmīyē))
- tsunami, tidal wave (large and destructive ocean wave)
- ܣܗܝܼܕ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ، ܠܲܦܵܐ ܝܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܢܵܩܹܦ ܪܵܘܕܵܢܵܐ
- shid lhon ṣunāmī, lappā yammāyā ṭāḇ rāmā d-nāqēp rāwdānā
- They witnessed a tsunami, the highest marine wave that follows an earthquake.
Inflection
Inflection of ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ (ṣunāmī)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܝܼ (ṣunāmīyī) |
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܢ (ṣunāmīyan) | ||
| construct | ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ (ṣunāmī) |
2nd person | ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (ṣunāmīyuḵ) |
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣunāmīyāḵ) |
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣunāmīyāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ (ṣunāmī) |
3rd person | ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹܗ (ṣunāmīyēh) |
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܿܗ̇ (ṣunāmīyoh) |
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܗܘܿܢ (ṣunāmihon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܝܼ̈ (ṣunāmīyī) |
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܢ̈ (ṣunāmīyan) | ||
| construct | ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܲܝ̈ (ṣunāmīyay) |
2nd person | ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣunāmīyuḵ) |
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣunāmīyāḵ) |
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣunāmīyāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹ̈ܐ (ṣunāmīyē) |
3rd person | ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣunāmīyuh) |
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣunāmīyoh) |
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣunāmihon) | ||
See also
- ܠܲܦܵܐ ܥܕܵܝܵܐ (lappā ʿdāyā, “tidal wave”)
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