Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܣ ܗ ܪ (s h r)
2 terms

From ܣܲܗܪܵܐ (sahrā, moon) +‎ -ܘܿܢܵܐ (-ōnā, the diminuitive ending).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܣܲܗܪܘܿܢܵܐ (sahrōnām (plural ܣܲܗܪ̈ܘܿܢܵܐ (sahrōnā))

  1. crescent, the figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon
  2. (typography, chiefly in the plural) parentheses, brackets
    Synonym: ܩܸܫܬܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (qištāṯē)

Inflection

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