Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܫ ܡ ܥ (š m ˁ)
5 terms
 
ܫܡܘܥܬ̈ܐ ܕܪܝܫܐ

Tool noun a feminine active noun of the verb ܫܵܡܹܥ (šāmēˁ, to listen); compare the same in Arabic سَمَّاعَة (sammāʕa)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܫܵܡܘܿܥܬܵܐ (šāmōˁtāf (plural ܫܵܡܘܿܥܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šāmōˁāṯē) or ܫܵܡܘܿܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (šāmōˁyāṯē))

  1. headphone, headphones, headset (cushioned speaker placed over the ear)
    ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܗܵܛܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܝܼ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܫܵܡܘܿܥܬܵܐ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂.ḥakmā rahhāṭē kē lāḇšī ḥḏā šāmōˁtā balḥōḏ.Some joggers wear only one headphone.
  2. earphone, earphones, earpiece (speaker or receiver of a telephone placed inside or held near to the ear)
    ܕܒ݂ܝܼܩܵܐ ܫܵܡܘܿܥܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܬܲܪܬܲܝܗܹܝܢ ܐܸܕ݂ܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ.dḇīqā šāmōˁāṯē l-kis tartayhēn iḏnāṯē.Holding the earpieces to both ears.
  3. (medicine) stethoscope (medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body)
    ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܒܫܵܡܘܿܥܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܨܝܸܬ݂ ܠܠܸܒܵܐ.āsyā b-šāmōˁtā kē maṣyiṯ l-libbā.The doctor listens to the heart through a stethoscope.

Inflection

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