ܗܠܝܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܗܠܝܘܢ, from Ancient Greek ἕλειον (héleion, asparagus), literally the neuter of ἕλειος (héleios, of the marshland).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [hil.jonː]

Noun

ܗܸܠܝܘܿܢ • (hilyōn) m (plural ܗܸܠܝܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (hilyōnē))

  1. asparagus (Asparagus gen. et spp.)
    Synonym: ܩܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܘܵܐ (qaysā dḥūwā)

Inflection

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