ܬܘܬ ܐܝܠܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “Mulberry of the tree”, in contrast to ܬܘܼܬ݂ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (tūṯ arˁā, “strawberry”, literally “mulberry of the earth”); compare the same Hebrew תּוּת עֵץ (tut 'éts).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tuːθ‿ʔiːlɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܬܘܼܬ݂ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ • (tūṯ īlānā) m (plural ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܝ̈ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ (tūṯay īlānā))

  1. (retronym) mulberry
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.