ܩܢܛܪܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܢܛܪܘܢ, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qɪn.tˤron.]

Noun

ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ • (qinṭrōn) m sg (plural ܩܸܢܛܪܹ̈ܐ (qinṭrē) or ܩܸܢܛܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ (qinṭrōnē))

1. center
2. epicenter

Derived terms

• ܩܸܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (qiṭrōnāyā, “central”)