ܝܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܝܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ (yaḇrūḥā ḏ-šaynā, literally mandrake of cultivated land/tranquility).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jawˈruːxɑː‿dəʃaj.nɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܫܲܝܢܵܐ • (yaḇrūḥā dšaynām sg (plural ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܹܐ ܕܫܲܝܢܵܐ (yaḇrūḥē dšaynā))

  1. eggplant, aubergine
    Synonym: ܒܢܵܬ݂ܓܲܢܹܐ (bnāṯgannē)