ܩܡܨܬ̤ܐ
Western Neo-Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܩܡܣܬ̤ܐ (ḳamesča)
Etymology edit
From Aramaic ܩܲܡܝܼܨܬܵܐ (qamīṣtā), from Byzantine Greek καμίσιον (kamísion),[1] from Latin camisia, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (“clothes, shirt, skirt”). Compare Turoyo ܩܡܶܣܬܐ (qmesto) and Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Bakh'a) IPA(key): /k̠amesˤt͡sa/
- (Maaloula) IPA(key): /k̠amesˤt͡ʃa/
- (Jubb'adin) IPA(key): /kamesˤt͡ʃa/
Noun edit
ܩܰܡܶܨܬ̤ܰܐ (ḳameṣča) f
References edit
- ^ Hezy Mutzafi, Comparative Lexical Studies in Neo-Mandaic (2014, Leiden: Brill)