ܕܡܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
⁧ܕ ܡ ܐ⁩ (d m ˀ)
3 terms

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [dəmutː]

Noun

⁧ܕܡܘܼܬ⁩ • (dmūt) f sg (plural ⁧ܕܸܡܘܵܬ̈⁩ (dimwāt))

  1. construct state singular of ⁧ܕܡܘܼܬܵܐ⁩ (dmūtā, “similarity; likeness, figure”)
  2. -like, quasi-, semi- (anything almost the same as, as good as, of the same kind as something else)
    ‎⁧ܕܡܘܼܬ⁩ (dmūt) + ‎⁧ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ⁩ (gāzartā, “island”) → ‎⁧ܕܡܘܼܬ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ⁩ (dmūt gāzartā, “peninsular”)
    ‎⁧ܕܡܘܼܬ⁩ (dmūt) + ‎⁧ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ⁩ (yabīštā, “continent”) → ‎⁧ܕܡܘܼܬ ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ⁩ (dmūt yabīštā, “subcontinent”)

Synonyms
  • ⁧ܣܸܒ݂ܗܵܝ⁩ (siḇhāy)
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