ܩܦܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܦ ܚ (q p ḥ)
2 terms

Etymology

Tool noun derived from ܩܵܦܹܚ (qāpēḥ, to strike repeatedly). Coined by Odisho Malko Gewargis and first published in a 2018 dictionary, as a substitute for the more common Persianism ܬܸܪܡܸܣ (tirmis).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qɑːpoːxɑː]

Noun

ܩܵܦܘܿܚܵܐ • (qāpōḥā) m sg (plural ܩܵܦܘܿܚܹ̈ܐ (qāpōḥē))

  1. (often in the plural) brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle or machine)

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