ܡܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1
ܡܟܐ (ܝܪܩܐ)

From Hindi मक्का (makkā).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mak.keː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [mat͡ʃ.t͡ʃeː]

Noun

ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ • (makkē) m pl (plural only)

  1. corn, maize
    Synonym: ܙܸܗܹ̈ܐ (zihhē)
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ (makkē)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
plural absolute – 1st person ܡܲܟܝܼ̈ (makī) ܡܲܟܲܢ̈
(makkan)
construct ܡܲܟܲܝ̈
(makkay)		 2nd person ܡܲܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(makūḵ)		 ܡܲܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(makkāḵ)		 ܡܲܟܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(makkāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ
(makkē)		 3rd person ܡܲܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(makūh)		 ܡܲܟ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(makkōh)		 ܡܲܟܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(makhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ ܩܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (makkē qilyē, “popcorn”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَكَّة (makka).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mak.ˈkɑː]

Proper noun

ܡܲܟܵܐ • (makkā) m

  1. Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam)
Derived terms
  • ܡܲܟܵܝܵܐ (makkāyā, “Meccan”)
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