ܩܡܝܨܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܩܡܝܣܬܐ (qamīstā)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek καμίσιον (kamísion),[1] from Late Latin camisia, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (“clothes, shirt, skirt”). Compare Arabic قميص (qamīṣ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qamisˤtɑ/

Noun

ܩܲܡܝܼܨܬܵܐ • (qamīṣtā) f (plural ܩܲܡܼܝܣܝ̈ܵܬܵܐ)

  1. shirt

Descendants

  • Turoyo: ܩܡܶܣܬܐ (qmesto), ܩܶܡܶܣܬܐ (qemesto), ܩܰܡܶܣܬܐ (qamesto)
  • Western Neo-Aramaic: ܩܰܡܶܨܬ̤ܰܐ (ḳameṣča)

References

  1. ^ Hezy Mutzafi, Comparative Lexical Studies in Neo-Mandaic (2014, Leiden: Brill)
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