Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܬܐܢܐ

Etymology edit

From Aramaic תְּאֵנְתָּא (təʾēntā), from Proto-Semitic *tiʔin-; compare Classical Syriac ܬܐܢܬܐ (tēʾttā), Arabic تِين (tīn), Hebrew תְּאֵנָה (t'einá) and Akkadian 𒄑𒈠 (tittum).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [teːʔnɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [teʔ.nɑ], [teː.nɑ]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [tiːnɑː]

Noun edit

ܬܹܐܢܵܐ (tēnām sg (plural ܬܹܐܢܹ̈ܐ (tēnē))

  1. fig (soft fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds)

Inflection edit