ܩܪܛܝܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܪܛܝܣܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic קַרְטִיסָא‎ (qarṭīsā), 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 (maḵtḇānut qarṭaysā, “mapping, cartography”)
  • ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܡܵܐ‎ (qarṭaysā dʿālmā, “world map”)
  • ܩܲܪܛܸܣ‎ (qarṭis, “to map”)
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