ܩܗܘܚܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قهوه‌خانه (qahve-xâne). Equivalent to ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (qāhwa, coffee) + -ܚܵܢܵܐ (ḳana, place of).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qæh.waːxaːna.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [qaːwaːxaːna.]

Noun

ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܵܐ • (qāhwaḳana) m (plural ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ (qāhwaḳane))

  1. A café, a coffee shop, a coffeehouse: An establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
    Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (bēt qāhwa)

Declension

  • ܟ̰ܵܝܚܵܢܵܐ (čayḳana, teahouse)
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