ܓܪܕܒܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܓ ܪ ܕ (g r d)
2 terms

Etymology edit

Probably Borrowed from Persian . The shift in consonants can be owed to being linked to the verb ܓܵܪܸܕ݂ (gāriḏ, “to scrape”) and ܒܘܼܠܹ̈ܐ (būlē, “ears of corn”) through folk etymology, Literally, “scraper of ears of corn”.

Pronunciation edit

(Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒardɑːbuːleː]

Noun edit

ܓܲܪܕܵܒܘܼܠܹܐ • (gardābūlē) m sg

(dialectal) whirlwind, tornado
Synonym: ܟܘܿܟ݂ܝܼܬܵܐ (kōḵītā)