ܙܢܓܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܢ ܓ ܪ (z n g r)
1 term

Denominal of the word ܙܲܢܓܵܪܵܐ (zangārā, rust), from Middle Persian *zngʾl (zangār). Compare Persian زنگار (zangâr) and Arabic زِنْجَار (zinjār) and see the former for more.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [zan.ɡɪr.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [md͡ʒanɡɪr]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [zan.d͡ʒɪr.]

Verb

ܙܲܢܓܸܪ (zangir) (present participle ܙܲܢܓܘܼܪܹܐ (zangurē), past participle ܙܘܼܢܓܪܵܐ (zungrā))

  1. to ring, chime
  2. to resonate
  3. to rust, corrode, oxidize

Conjugation

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