ܫܩܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁקָקָא (šəqāqā), from Akkadian 𒋢𒋡𒄣𒌑 (su-qa-qu-u₂ /suqāqu/); doublet of ܫܘܼܩܵܐ (šuqā, market).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃqɑːqɑː]

Noun

ܫܩܵܩܵܐ (šqāqā) m (plural ܫܩܵܩܹ̈ܐ (šqāqē))

  1. lane
    ܡܕܝܼܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܡܲܙܝܘܼܕܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܫܩܵܩܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܬܵܝܵܐ ܠܐܸܣܛܪܵܛܵܐ.
    mdīnāyutā mazyudē ìlāh šqāqā tlītāyā l-ʾisṭrāṭā.
    The municipality is adding a third lane to the highway.
  2. alley, corridor

Inflection

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