ܡܘܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡ ܣ ܐ

Root
ܡ ܣ ܐ (m s ˀ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mus.sɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (mussāyā) m sg (plural ܡܘܼܣܵܝܹ̈ܐ (mūsāyē))

1. laundry (that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered).

Derived terms

• ܡܕܲܟܝܵܢܝܼܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (mdakyānīt mussāyā, “laundry detergent”)
• ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (bēt mussāyā, “laundry room, launderette, laundromat”)

Related terms

• ܡܲܣܹܐ (massē, “to launder”)
• ܡܡܲܣܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mmasyānītā, “washerwoman, laundress”)
  • ܡܵܐܟܹܢܵܐ ܡܡܲܣܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mākēnā mmasyānītā, “washing machine”)