ܟܘܣܐ ܕܣܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܣܐ ܕܣܒܬܐ

Etymology

Literally, “Grandmother’s hair”; compare the same in Hebrew שַׂעֲרוֹת סָבְתָא (se'arot savta) and Greek μαλλί της γριάς (mallí tis griás).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [koːsɑː‿əd.soːtɑː]

Noun

ܟܵܘܣܵܐ ܕܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (kāwsā d-sāḇtā) m

1. candy floss, fairy floss, cotton candy