ܨܐܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editPossibly developed from the meaning “to cool down”, as attested in some Aramaic languages as Aramaic צן (ṣnan, “to cool down”), and if so, likely from an older form *ܨܵܢܸܢ (*ṣānin).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤaːʔɪn]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [sˤaːjɪn]
Verb
editܨܵܐܸܢ • (ṣāˀin) (present participle ܨܝܵܢܵܐ (ṣyānā), past participle ܨܝܼܢܵܐ (ṣīnā))
- (of teeth) to meet with very cold or very hot liquids or food and trigger a deep painful sensation