ܡܕܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܕ ܠ (n d l)
1 term

From the older form ܢܲܕܵܠܵܐ (naddālā), the active noun of the verb ܢܵܕ݂ܸܠ (nāḏil, “to move”). Compare Classical Syriac ܢܲܕܵܠܵܐ. The form with /m/ is already found in Bar Ali’s 9th century dictionary and in Bar Bahlul’s 10th century lexicon as local vernacular words.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mad.daː.laː.]

Noun

ܡܲܕܵܠܵܐ • (maddālā) m

1. centipede
2. (dialectal) millipede
3. (dialectal) earthworm