Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From the suffix attached form of ܐܲܝܟ݂ (ayḵ, like, as) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ax.wɑːθɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (aḵwāṯāyā) (feminine ܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (aḵwāṯāyṯā), plural ܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܝܹ̈ܐ (aḵwāṯāyē))

  1. similar, resemblant, correspondent, alike
    Synonyms: ܕܵܡܝܵܢܵܐ (dāmyānā), ܦܸܚܡܵܝܵܐ (piḥmāyā), ܣܸܒ݂ܗܵܝܵܐ (siḇhāyā)