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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