ܟܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܟ ܘ ܐ‎ (k w ʾ)
2 terms

Compare Arabic كَوَى‎ (kawā) and Hebrew כָּוָה‎ (kavá).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːweː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːweː], [t͡ʃɑːveː]

Verb

ܟܵܘܹܐ • (kāwē) (present participle ܟܘܵܝܵܐ‎ (kwāyā), past participle ܟܸܘܝܵܐ‎ (kiwyā))

  1. to sear, to cauterize, to burn
  2. to iron, to do ironing
    ‏ܐܸܢ ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܟܵܘܹܝܬ ܨܘܼܕܪܘܼܟ݂، ܐܝܼܬ ܡܟ݂ܵܘܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܠܥܸܠ.‎‎
    in snīqā ìwet kāwēt ṣudruḵ, īt mḵāwyānītā lʿil.
    If you need to iron your shirt, there is an iron upstairs.
Conjugation
Derived terms

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːweː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːweː], [t͡ʃɑːveː]

Noun

ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ • (kāwē) f pl

  1. emphatic plural of ܟܵܘܬܵܐ‎ (kāwtā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kawwe]

Noun

ܟܘܐ • (kawwē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܟܘܬܐ‎ (kawwǝṯā)
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