Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ (k n š)
8 terms

From Aramaic כְּנַשׁ (kənaš); cognate with Hebrew כִּנֵּס (kinés) and Arabic كَنَسَ (kanasa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːneʃː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːnɪʃː]

Verb edit

ܟܵܢܹܫ (kānēš) (present participle ܟܢܵܫܵܐ (knāšā), past participle ܟܢܝܼܫܵܐ (knīšā))

  1. to gather, assemble
    Synonym: ܓ̰ܵܡܹܥ (jāmēˁ)
    ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܟܠܲܢ ܟܵܢܫܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܟܠ ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ.aḥnan kullan kānšaḥ gāw hānā āwānā kul qaydāmtā.We all gather in this hall every morning.
  2. to sweep, rake
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܒ݂ܩܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܬܸܡܵܠ.īṯ wā rābā aḇqā ˁal arˁā d-knīš lī timmāl.There was so much dust on the floor that I swept yesterday.

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