ܐܠܩܘܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Unknown, suggested to be borrowed from Akkadian [script needed] (il qaštum, literally “god of the bow/righteouness”). From 𒀭 (il, “god of”) + 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum, “bow, righteousness, power”). A local tradition claims it is named after ‘Alqon’, a Jew said to have been deported there by the ancient Assyrians.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ • (alqōš) f

  1. Alqosh (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq, located in the Nineveh Plains)
    Synonym: ܝܸܡܵܐ ܕܡܵܬ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yimmā dmāṯwāṯā)

Derived terms

  • ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫܢܵܝܵܐ (alqōšnāyā, “of Alqosh”)
  • ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ (ṭūrā d-alqōš)
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