ܒܢܙܝܢܚܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Iraqi Arabic بنزينخانة‎ (banzīnḵāna). Equivalent to ܒܹܢܙܝܼܢ‎ (benzīn, “petrol”) +‎ -ܚܵܢܵܐ‎ (ḳana, “place of”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ben.zin. xaːna.]

Noun

ܒܹܢܙܝܼܢܚܵܢܵܐ • (benzīnḳana) m (plural ܒܹܢܙܝܼܢܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ (benzīnḳane))

  1. gas station, petrol station: An establishment beside a road selling fuel for motor vehicles.
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