ܩܢܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܢܝܢܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic קַנִינְתָּא (qannīntā, saucer, vial), from Ancient Greek καννίον (kanníon)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qa.ninːtɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (qanīntā) f (plural ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qanīnātē))

  1. bottle (container typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck used primarily for holding liquids)
    Synonym: ܒܘܿܛܘܼܠܵܐ (bōṭūlā)
    ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ، ܛܥܘܿܢ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ ܩܵܐ ܕܠܹܐ ܨܵܗܹܝܬ.
    b-qayṭā, ṭˁōn qanīntā d-mīyā ˁamūḵ qā d-lē ṣāhēt.
    In Summer, carry a bottle of water with you so don't thirst.
    ܫܵܬܲܚ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܪܵܐ.
    šātaḥ kāsā yan qanīntā d-ḥamrā.
    Either we drink a glass or a bottle of wine
  2. the contents of a bottle
    Synonym: ܓܘܼܕܵܐ (guddā)
    ܟܡܵܐ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܫܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܬܸܡܲܠ؟
    kmā qanīnātē d-bīrā štē lūḵ timmal?
    How many bottles of beer did you drink yesterday?

Inflection

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