ܫܡܚܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܡ ܚ (š m ḥ)
2 terms

From ܫܸܡܚܵܐ (šimḥā, “foul smell”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪm.xɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܫܸܡܚܵܢܵܐ • (šimḥānā) (feminine ܫܸܡܚܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šimḥānīṯā), plural ܫܸܡܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šimḥānē))

1. smelly, foul-smelling, stinky