ܓܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܫ ܫ (g š š)
3 terms

From Aramaic [Term?]; compare Arabic جَسّ (jass, “palpitation”) and Hebrew גִּשּׁוּשׁ (gishúsh, “probing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɪʃʃə.θaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪʃ.taː]

Noun

ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ • (gišṯā) m (plural ܓܸܫܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (giššāṯē))

1. the sense of touch

   ܚܸܫܟܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܗ̇̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܗ̇ ܠܝܼ. ― ḥiškā ìwā, hīgāh min gišṯā mūčḥāh lī. ― It was dark, so by touch I found it.

2. an act of touching

   ܡܸܢܫܸܠܬܵܢܹܐ ܪܓܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܒܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܝܼ. ― minšiltānē rgīš lī b-gišṯā b-rufšī. ― Suddenly I felt a touch at my shoulder.

3. (figurative) exploration

   ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ. ― gišṯā d-arˁā. ― Exploration of the earth.

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ (gišṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܫܬ݂ܝܼ (gišṯī)		ܓܸܫܬ݂ܲܢ (gišṯan)
	construct	ܓܸܫܲܬ݂ (giššaṯ)	2nd person	ܓܸܫܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gišṯūḵ)	ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gišṯāḵ)	ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gišṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ (gišṯā)	3rd person	ܓܸܫܬ݂ܹܗ (gišṯēh)	ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (gišṯāh)	ܓܸܫܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (gišṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܸܫܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (giššāṯī)		ܓܸܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (giššāṯan)
	construct	ܓܸܫܵܬ݂̈ (giššāṯ)	2nd person	ܓܸܫܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (giššāṯūḵ)	ܓܸܫܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (giššāṯāḵ)	ܓܸܫܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (giššāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܸܫܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (giššāṯē)	3rd person	ܓܸܫܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (giššāṯūh)	ܓܸܫܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (giššāṯōh)	ܓܸܫܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (giššāṯhōn)

Hypernyms

• ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܐ (riḡšā)

Derived terms

• ܓܠܝܼܙ ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ (glīz gišṯā, “touchless”)