ܡܠܚܡܢܝܬ ܗܘܐ

Tool noun derived from ܠܵܚܹܡ‎ (lāḥēm, “to adapt, fit”) as a calque of Arabic مُكَيِّف هَوَاء‎ (mukayyif hawāʔ). Coined by Odisho Malko Gewargis and first published in a 2018 dictionary, as a substitute for the more common Anglicism ܐܲܝܪܟܘܿܢ‎ (ayrkon).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [məlax.mɑːnitː‿hɑːwɑː]

ܡܠܲܚܡܵܢܝܼܬ ܗܵܘܵܐ‎ • (mlaḥmānit hāwā) f (plural ܡܠܲܚܡܵܢܝܵܬ̈ ܗܵܘܵܐ (mlaḥmānyāt hāwā))

1. air conditioner (machine used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space)

   Synonyms: ܐܲܝܪܟܘܿܢ‎ (ayrkon), ܡܲܪܘܲܚܬܵܐ‎ (marwaḥtā)

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܡܲܦܠܸܚܲܚ ܡܠܲܚܡܵܢܝܼܬ ܗܵܘܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ.‎‎

   kē mapliḥḥaḥ mlaḥmānit hāwā b-yāwmānē d-ḥimmā b-qayṭā.

   We use the air conditioner on hot days during summer.

• ܡܲܠܚܸܡ‎ (malḥim, “to air-condition”)
• ܡܠܲܚܡܵܢܘܼܬ ܗܵܘܵܐ‎ (mlaḥmānut hāwā, “air conditioning”)