ܟܐܝ

• ܟ̰ܵܝ (čāy)

From Persian چای (čây), from Chinese 茶葉 / 茶叶 (cháyè).

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaːj]

ܟ̰ܵܐܝ • (čāy) f

1. (uncountable) tea, tea plant (the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea)

   ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܟ̰ܵܐܝ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܪܘܼܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܗܸܢܕܘܼ.

   hāḏē čāy pīš lāh mrūbaytā gaw hindū.

   This tea was grown in India.

2. (uncountable, by extension) tea (a hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water)

   ܟܹܐ ܫܵܬܹܝܢ ܐܲܘ ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ ܕܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܐܲܘ ܟ̰ܵܐܝ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ.

   kē šātēn aw pingānā d-qahwā aw čāy b-ṣaprā.

   I either drink a cup of tea or coffee in the morning.

• ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ (pingānā, “teacup”)
• ܟ̰ܵܝܕܵܢ (čāydān, “teakettle”)
• ܟ̰ܵܝܦܵܙ (čāypāz, “teapot”)