ܟܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܟ ܘ ܐ (k w ˀ)
2 terms

Compare Arabic كَوَى (kawā) and Hebrew כָּוָה (kavá).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːweː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːweː], [t͡ʃɑːveː]

Verb

ܟܵܘܹܐ • (kāwē) (present participle ܟܘܵܝܵܐ (kwāyā), past participle ܟܸܘܝܵܐ (kiwyā))

  1. to sear, to cauterize, to burn
  2. to iron, to do ironing
    ܐܸܢ ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܟܵܘܹܝܬ ܨܘܼܕܪܘܼܟ݂، ܐܝܼܬ ܡܟ݂ܵܘܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܠܥܸܠ.
    in snīqā ìwet kāwēt ṣudrūḵ, īt mḵāwyānītā lˁil.
    If you need to iron your shirt, there is an iron upstairs.
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Aramaic [script needed] (kawwē), originally the plural form of Aramaic [script needed] (kawwṯā). Compare Classical Syriac ܟܲܘܬ݂ܵܐ, Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa), and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kawweː]

Noun

ܟܲܘܹܐ • (kawwē) f (plural ܟ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kawwāṯā) or ܟ̈̈ܲܘܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kawwawāṯā))

  1. window

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːweː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːweː], [t͡ʃɑːveː]

Noun

ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ • (kāwē) f pl

  1. emphatic plural of ܟܵܘܬܵܐ (kāwtā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kawwe]

Noun

ܟܘܐ • (kawwē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܟܘܬܐ (kawwǝṯā)
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