Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Univerbation of ܐܸܟ݂ܵܠ (iḵāl, meal of) +‎ ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, evening).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xɑːram.ʃɑː]

Noun

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ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ḵāramšām (plural ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪ̈ܲܡܫܹܐ (ḵāramšē))

  1. dinner, supper (The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.)
    ܟܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܲܚ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܟܠ ܝܵܘܡ ܒܫܵܥܬܵܐ ܕܐܸܫܸܬ ܘܦܲܠܓܵܗ̇.
    kē āḵlaḥ ḵāramšā kul yāwm bšāˁtā d-iššit w-palgāh.
    We eat dinner everyday at six-thirty.

Declension

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See also

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