ܕܘܕܠܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܘ ܠ (d w l)
3 terms

Etymology

From the verb ܡܕܲܘܕܸܠ (mdawdil, “to dangle”).

Pronunciation

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [doːdɪdjaːneː]

Proper noun

ܕܲܘܕܸܠܝܵܢܹܐ • (dawdilyānē) m

1. Name of a game for children where a child is swung from side to side by two older members

   ܡܛܲܥܠܲܚ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܕܲܘܕܸܠܝܵܢܹܐ ― mṭaˁlaḥ lōḵ dawdilyānē ― Let’s play you Dawdilyane!