ܡܟܘܝܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܟܘܝܢܝܬܐ
Root
ܟ ܘ ܐ (k w ˀ)
2 terms

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb ܟܵܘܹܐ (kāwē, to cauterize, iron); compare Arabic مِكْوَاة (mikwāh).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܟ݂ܵܘܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ • (mḵāwyānītā) f sg (plural ܡܟ݂ܵܘܝܵܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mḵāwyānyātē))

  1. iron, clothes iron (hand-held device with a heated flat metal base used to smooth out wrinkles in clothes)
    ܐܸܢ ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܟܵܘܹܝܬ ܨܘܼܕܪܘܼܟ݂، ܐܝܼܬ ܡܟ݂ܵܘܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܠܥܸܠ.
    in snīqā ìwet kāwēt ṣudrūḵ, īt mḵāwyānītā lˁil.
    If you need to iron your shirt, there is an iron upstairs.

Inflection

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