ܓܒܪܐ ܫܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡo.rɑː‿ʃal.mɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ • (gaḇrā šalmā) m (plural ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (gaḇrē šalmē), feminine ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܬܵܐ (baḵtā šalmtā))

  1. adult (fully grown human, or human who has reached the legal age of majority)
    ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܹܬ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܵܛܹܝܬ ܠܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.
    at bit pāyšēt gaḇrā šalmā īman d-māṭēt l-tmānaˁisrē šinnē.
    You become an adult when you turn eighteen.

Usage notes
  • In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, the plural ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ (nāšē šalmē) is used to refer to adults of mixed or unknown sex.
  • This noun is used specifically for men. For general use that includes male animals, the noun ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (diḵrā šalmā), or simply the adjective ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (šalmā) is used.

Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (gaḇrā šalmā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܝܼ
(gaḇrā šalmī)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܲܢ
(gaḇrā šalman)
construct ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡ
(gaḇrā šalm)		 2nd person ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂
(gaḇrā šalmūḵ)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ
(gaḇrā šalmāḵ)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gaḇrā šalmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ
(gaḇrā šalmā)		 3rd person ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܹܗ
(gaḇrā šalmēh)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܘܿܗ̇
(gaḇrā šalmōh)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ
(gaḇrā šalmhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܝܼ
(gaḇrē šalmī)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܲܢ
(gaḇrē šalman)
construct ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡ
(gaḇrē šalm)		 2nd person ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܘܼܟ݂
(gaḇrē šalmūḵ)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ
(gaḇrē šalmāḵ)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gaḇrē šalmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ
(gaḇrē šalmā)		 3rd person ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܹܗ
(gaḇrē šalmēh)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܘܿܗ̇
(gaḇrē šalmōh)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܠܡܗܘܿܢ
(gaḇrē šalmhōn)
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