ܩܡܝܨܬܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܩܡܝܣܬܐ (qamīstā)
Etymology edit
From Byzantine Greek καμίσιον (kamísion),[1] from Late Latin camisia, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (“clothes, shirt, skirt”). Compare Arabic قميص (qamīṣ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܩܲܡܝܼܨܬܵܐ • (qamīṣtā) f (plural ܩܲܡܼܝܣܝ̈ܵܬܵܐ)
Descendants edit
- Turoyo: ܩܡܶܣܬܐ (qmesto), ܩܶܡܶܣܬܐ (qemesto), ܩܰܡܶܣܬܐ (qamesto)
- Western Neo-Aramaic: ܩܰܡܶܨܬ̤ܰܐ (ḳameṣča)
References edit
- ^ Hezy Mutzafi, Comparative Lexical Studies in Neo-Mandaic (2014, Leiden: Brill)