ܩܡܝܨܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܩܡܝܣܬܐ (qamīstā)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek καμίσιον (kamísion), from Late Latin camisia, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (“clothes, shirt, skirt”). Compare Arabic قميص (qamīṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qamisˤtɑ/

Noun

ܩܲܡܝܼܨܬܵܐ • (qamīṣtā) f (plural ܩܲܡܼܝܣܝ̈ܵܬܵܐ)

1. shirt

Descendants

• Turoyo: ܩܡܶܣܬܐ (qmesto), ܩܶܡܶܣܬܐ (qemesto), ܩܰܡܶܣܬܐ (qamesto)
• Western Neo-Aramaic: ܩܰܡܶܨܬ̤ܰܐ (ḳameṣča)