Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Feminine counterpart of ܟܝܼܣܵܐ (kīsā, bag, sack, pouch) denoting corresponding small item.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܟܝܼܣܬܵܐ (kīstāf sg (plural ܟܝܼܣ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kīsyāṯā) or ܟܝܼܣ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kīstāṯā))

  1. small bag
  2. plastic bag, shopping bag
    ܟܠ ܚܕܵܐ ܟܝܼܣܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܝܼܢ ܫܵܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܕܟܵܣܘܿܪܵܐ.
    kul ḥdā kīstā ìlāh tlāṯīn šāmōnē b-dikkānā d-kāsōrā.
    Every shopping bag is thirty cents at the grocery store.
  3. garbage bag
    ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܝܼܣܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܣܦܵܪܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܡܛܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܟܲܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܙܸܒܠܵܐ.
    ˁālōlā milyā ìwā min kīsyātē bispārā qā mṭāytā d-kannāšē d-ziblā.
    The street was full of garbage bags awaiting the arrival of the trash men.

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