Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܓ ܫ ܫ (g š š)
3 terms

From Aramaic [Term?]; compare Arabic جَسّ (jass, palpitation) and Hebrew גִּשּׁוּשׁ (gishúsh, probing).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ (gišṯām (plural ܓܸܫܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (giššāṯē))

  1. the sense of touch
    ܚܸܫܟܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܗ̇̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܗ̇ ܠܝܼ.ḥiškā ìwā, hīgāh min gišṯā mūčḥāh lī.It was dark, so by touch I found it.
  2. an act of touching
    ܡܸܢܫܸܠܬܵܢܹܐ ܪܓܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܒܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܪܘܼܦ̮ܫܝܼ.minšiltānē rgīš lī b-gišṯā b-rufšī.Suddenly I felt a touch at my shoulder.
  3. (figurative) exploration
    ܓܸܫܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ.gišṯā d-arˁā.Exploration of the earth.

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