ܟܝܢܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܘ ܢ (k w n)
5 terms

Etymology 1

From ܟܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kyānāyā, “natural”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ʾīṯ, “adverbial suffix”)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kjɑːnɑːʔiθː]

Adverb

ܟܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (kyānāˀīṯ)

  1. naturally
  2. of course

Interjection

ܟܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (kyānāˀīṯ)

  1. of course, for sure certainly indicates enthusiastic agreement

Etymology 2

From ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (čīnāyā, “Chinese”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ʾīṯ, the language suffix)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiːnɑːːʔiθː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiːnɪt.]

Proper noun

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ • (čīnāˀīt) m

  1. alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ (ṣīnāˀīt, “Chinese language”)
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