ܓܢܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓ̰ܢܛܐ

Alternative forms

  • ܟ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ (čanṭā)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چانطه (çanta, leather bag, small suitcase), from Persian تنجیدن (tanjidan, to roll up); compare Arabic شَنْطَة (šanṭa), Greek τσάντα (tsánta).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [d͡ʒan.tˤɑː]

Noun

ܓ̰ܲܢܛܵܐ • (janṭā) f (plural ܓ̰ܲܢܛܹ̈ܐ (janṭē) or ܓܲܢܛ݇ܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ganyātē))

  1. bag, purse, handbag
  2. satchel, backpack, schoolbag
  3. suitcase

Inflection

See also

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