ܠܘܥܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܘ ܥ (l w ˁ)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [loʕtaː]

Noun

ܠܘܿܥܬܵܐ • (lōˁtā) f (plural ܠܘܿܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (lōˁyāṯā) or ܠܘܿܥ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (lōˁtāṯā))

1. cheek
2. mastic gum, a kind of traditional Assyrian chewing gum made from the resin of the pistacia tree