ܟܝܢܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܟ ܘ ܢ‎ (k w n)
3 terms

Etymology 1

From ܟܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (kyānāyā, “natural”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (-ʾīṯ, “adverbial suffix”)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [kjɑːnɑːʔiθː]

Adverb

ܟܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (kyānāʾīṯ)

  1. naturally
  2. of course

Interjection

ܟܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (kyānāʾīṯ)

  1. of course, for sure certainly indicates enthusiastic agreement

Etymology 2

From ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (čīnāyā, “Chinese”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (-ʾīṯ, the language suffix)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiːnɑːːʔiθː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiːnɪt.]

Proper noun

ܟ̰ܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ • (čīnāʾīt) m

  1. Alternative form of ܨܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ‎ (ṣīnāʾīt, “Chinese language”)
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