ܡܙܕܥܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Active noun of the verb ܡܲܙܕܸܥ (mazdiˁ, “To scare”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [maz.dəˈʕɑːnɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [mazɪdʔaːna]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [maz.dɪjˈjɑːnɑː]
Adjective
ܡܲܙܕܥܵܢܵܐ • (mazdˁānā) (feminine ܡܲܙܕܥܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mazdˁānīṯā), plural ܡܲܙܕܥܵܢܹ̈ܐ (mazdˁānē))
- scary, frightening
- ܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܢܸܣܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܲܙܕܥܵܢܵܐ
- hānā ìwā nisyānā mazdˁānā
- This was a frightening experience