ܡܘܨܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْمَوْصِل (al-mawṣil).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈmaw.sɪl.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ˈmoːsɪl.]

Proper noun

ܡܲܘܨܸܠ • (mawṣil) f

  1. Mosul (the capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq)

Usage notes

  • This name to some speakers is seldom used and will often prefer to use the name ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ (nīnwē) as Nineveh in its original entirety.

Derived terms

  • ܡܲܘܨܠܵܝܵܐ (mawṣlāyā, “Moslawi”)

See also

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