ܟܠܬܐ ܕܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, bride of the sea, calque of English mermaid or other language.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kal.tɑː‿əd.jɑːmɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܠܬܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ • (kaltā d-yāmā) f sg (masculine ܚܸܬܢܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ (ḵitnā d-yāmā), plural ܟܲܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ (kalātē d-yāmā))

  1. mermaid (A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.)

Inflection

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