Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܦ ܫ ܐ (p š ˀ)
1 term

Probably derived from Proto-Semitic but deemed colloquial in literary Aramaic languages and therefore not written down or recorded. Otherwise an old borrowing from Arabic فَسَا (fasā).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mpaʃʃeː]

Verb edit

ܡܦܲܫܹܐ (mpaššē) (present participle ܡܦܲܫܘܿܝܹܐ (mpašōyē), past participle ܦܘܼܫܝܵܐ (pušyā))

  1. (colloquial) to flatulate silently
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to deflate