ܒܘܠܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܘܠܩܢܐ

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Vulcānus (Vulcan). Possibly through Arabic بُرْكَان (burkān) or Northern Kurdish ڤۆلكان (volkan).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bul.qɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܒܘܼܠܩܵܢܵܐ • (bulqānā) m (plural ܒܘܼܠܩܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bulqānē))

  1. volcano (mountain containing a magma chamber)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܒܘܼܠܩܵܢܵܝܵܐ (bulqānāyā, volcanic)
  • ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܒܘܼܠܩܵܢܵܐ (mmallūt bulqānā, volcanology)
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