ܟܢܝܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ (k n š)
8 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic כְּנִישָׁא (knīšā), equivalent to the passive participle of ܟܵܢܹܫ (kānēš, “to gather”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kəniːʃɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəniːʃɑː]

Adjective

ܟܢܝܼܫܵܐ • (knīšā) (feminine ܟܢܝܼܫܬܵܐ (knīštā), plural ܟܢܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (knīšē))

1. gathered, collected
2. swept

Derived terms

• ܟܢܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ (knīšāyā, “collective, mass”)