ܦܬܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܬ ܐ (p t ˀ)
5 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic פַּתְיָא (paṯyā); cognate to Arabic فَتًى (fatan, “male adolescent, juvenile”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪt.jɑː]

Adjective

ܦܸܬܝܵܐ • (pityā) (feminine ܦܬܝܼܬܵܐ (ptītā), plural ܦܸܬܝܹ̈ܐ (pityē))

1. wide, broad (having a great physical extent from side to side)
2. (of a scope or definition) broad; imprecise; general

Antonyms

• ܥܝܼܩܵܐ (ˁīqā)

Derived terms

• ܦܸܬܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (pityāˀīṯ, “widely”)