Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܩ ܪ ܦ ܫ (q r p š)
1 term

Possibly from Ancient Greek κάρπᾰσος (kárpasos, flax, cotton), from Biblical Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás, a type of expensive fabric made of cotton).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܵܐ (qarpšūšām sg (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܹܐ (qarpšūšē))

  1. (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) furniture
    Synonym: ܟܪ̈ܵܦܵܬ݂ܹܐ (krāpāṯē)

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