ܦܬܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܦ ܬ ܐ (p t ˀ)
6 terms

Inherited from Aramaic פַּתְיָא (paṯyā), equivalent to passive participle of ܦܵܬ݂ܹܐ (pāṯē); cognate to Arabic فَتًى (fatan, “male adolescent, juvenile”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [pɪθ.jɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [pɪt.jɑː]

Adjective

ܦܸܬ݂ܝܵܐ • (piṯyā) (feminine ܦܬ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (pṯīṯā), plural ܦܸܬ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ (piṯyē))

  1. wide, broad (having a great physical extent from side to side)
  2. (of a scope or definition) broad; imprecise; general

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ܦܸܬ݂ܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (piṯyāˀīṯ, “widely”)
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