ܩܘܛܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܛ ܒ (q ṭ b)
1 term

Etymology

20th century borrowing from Arabic قُطْب (quṭb) as a substitute of ܦܘܠܘܣ (pāwlāws) attested in Classical Syriac; compare also borrowed into Hebrew קֹטֶב (kótev).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qutˤ.bɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܛܒܵܐ • (quṭbā) m sg (plural ܩܘܼܛܒܹ̈ܐ (quṭbē))

  1. (electricity, astronomy, geography) pole

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