ܩܪܛܝܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܪܛܝܣܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܪܛܝܣܐ, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρτης (khártēs, sheet of paper); also borrowed into Arabic قُرْطَاس (qurṭās) and Hebrew כַּרְטִיס (kartís). Doublet of ܟܲܪܛܵܐ (karṭā, card).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qar.tˤeːsɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ • (qarṭaysā) m sg (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܛܲܝܣܹܐ (qarṭaysē))

  1. sheet of paper, paper
  2. diploma, certificate
  3. (navigation) map, chart

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (maḵtḇānūt qarṭaysā, mapping, cartography)
  • ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐ (qarṭaysā dˁālmā, world map)
  • ܩܲܪܛܸܣ (qarṭis, to map)
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