ܢܡܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܡܛܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic נַמְטָא‎ (namṭā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (nmt' /namad/, “felt, fibers”), from Proto-Iranian *namatā- (“cloth made of hairs”); also borrowed into Arabic نَمَط‎ (namaṭ, “drugget”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nam.tˤɑː]

Noun

ܢܲܡܛܵܐ • (namṭā) m sg (plural ܢܲܛܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (naṭmē))

  1. felt (material made from wool, or from wool and fur)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܢܲܡܛܵܝܵܐ‎ (namṭāyā)
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