ܡܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately Derived from Hindi मक्का (makkā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mak.keː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [mat͡ʃ.t͡ʃeː]

Noun

ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ • (makkē) m pl (plural only)

  1. corn, maize
    Synonyms: ܙܸܗܹ̈ܐ (zihhē), ܚܸܛܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܗ݇ܘܿܡܵܝܹܐ (ḥiṭṭē rōmāyē)
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
plural absolute ܡܲܟܝܼ̈ܢ (makīn) 1st person ܡܲܟܝܼ̈ (makī) ܡܲܟܲܢ̈ (makkan)
construct ܡܲܟܲܝ̈ (makkay) 2nd person ܡܲܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (makōḵ) ܡܲܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (makkāḵ) ܡܲܟܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (makkawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ (makkē) 3rd person ܡܲܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ (makūh) ܡܲܟܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (makkōh) ܡܲܟܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (makkayhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ ܩܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (makkē qilyē, “popcorn”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَكَّة (makka).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mak.ˈkɑː]

Proper noun

ܡܲܟܵܐ • (makkā) m

  1. Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam)
Derived terms
  • ܡܲܟܵܝܵܐ (makkāyā, “Meccan”)
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