ܒܢܙܝܢܚܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܢܙܢܚܢܐ

Etymology

Borrowed from Iraqi Arabic بنزينخانة (banzīnḵāna). Equivalent to ܒܹܢܙܝܼܢ (benzīn, “petrol”) +‎ -ܚܵܢܵܐ (ḳana, “place of”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ben.zin. xaːna.]

Noun

ܒܹܢܙܝܼܢܚܵܢܵܐ • (benzīnḳana) m (plural ܒܹܢܙܝܼܢܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ (benzīnḳane))

1. gas station, petrol station: An establishment beside a road selling fuel for motor vehicles.