ܟܢܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ‎ (k n š)
1 term

Etymology

Hebrew כִּנֵּס‎ (kinés) and Arabic كَنَسَ‎ (kanasa).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːneʃː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːnɪʃː]

Verb

ܟܵܢܹܫ • (kānēš) (present participle ܟܢܵܫܵܐ‎ (knāšā), past participle ܟܢܝܼܫܵܐ‎ (knīšā))

  1. to gather, assemble
  2. to sweep
    ‏ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܒ݂ܩܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܬܸܡܲܠ.‎‎
    īt wā rābā aḇqā ʿal arʿā d-kniš lī timmal.
    There was so much dust on the floor that I swept yesterday.

Conjugation

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