ܟܘܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܵܝܬ

ܐܵܬܵܐ ܕܟܘܵܝܬ

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt), believed to be borrowed from Persian کوت (kut).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kwet]

Proper noun

ܟܘܵܝܬ • (kwayt) f

2. Kuwait (a country in Asia)

Related terms

• ܟܘܵܝܬܢܵܝܵܐ (kwaytnaya, “Kuwaiti”)