ܟܢܝܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ (k n š)
8 terms

Etymology

From ܟܢܝܼܫܵܐ (knīšā, “collected, grouped”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kəniːʃɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܟܢܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ • (knīšāyā) (feminine ܟܢܝܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ (knīšāytā), plural ܟܢܝܼܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (knīšāyē))

1. collective, mass

   ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ ܟܢܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ، ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܵܐ ܡܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ.

   āhā ìlēh suˁrānā knīšāyā, ˁḇīdā miḥdādē.

   This is a collective activity, done together.

Derived terms

• ܟܢܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (knīšāˀīṯ, “collectively”)