Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܬ ܠ ܓ (t l g)
4 terms
 
ܡܬܠܓܢܝܬܐ

Etymology

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Tool noun coined from ܡܲܬܠܸܓ݂ (matliḡ, to refrigerate) as a substitute for the more common direct Arabism ܬܲܠܵܓܵܐ / ܬ݂ܲܠܵܓ̰ܵܐ (tallāgā / ṯallājā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mat.lə.ɣɑːniːtɑː]

Noun

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ܡܲܬܠܓ݂ܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (matlḡānītāf sg (plural ܡܲܬܠܓ݂ܵܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (matlḡānyātē))

  1. refrigerator, fridge (appliance used for keeping food and drink fresh)
    ܡܲܬܸܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܬܠܓ݂ܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ، ܝܲܢ ܩܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܚܵܪܹܒ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ.
    mattiḇ lēh ḥalḇā gāw matlḡānītā, yan qāwmā dḥārēḇ min bār ḥakmā šāˁē.
    Put the milk in the refrigerator, otherwise it may go bad within a few hours.

Inflection

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