ܛܥܘܢܬ ܬܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܛܥܘܢܬ ܬܢܝܢܐ

Etymology

Either a calque of English dragonfruit or Arabic فَاكِهَة تِنِّين (fākihat tinnīn), themselves most likely a calque or literal translation of a term in a Southeast Asian language.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤun.at.‿tan.niːnɑː]

Noun

ܛܥܘܼܢܲܬ ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ • (ṭˁūnat tanīnā) f sg (plural ܛܥܘܼܢܝܵܬ̈ ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ (ṭˁunyāt tanīnā))

1. dragonfruit

   Synonym: ܦܝܼܬܵܝܵܐ (pītāyā)