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 dšaynā) m sg (plural ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܹܐ ܕܫܲܝܢܵܐ (yaḇrūḥē dšaynā))
- eggplant, aubergine
- Synonym: ܒܢܵܬ݂ܓܲܢܹܐ (bnāṯgannē)