ܐܠܩܘܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Unknown, suggested to be borrowed from Akkadian [script needed] (il qaštum, literally “god of the bow/righteouness”). From 𒀭 (il, “god of”) + 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum, “bow, righteousness, power”). A local tradition claims it is named after ‘Alqon’, a Jew said to have been deported there by the ancient Assyrians.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔalqoːʃ]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔalquʃ]

Proper noun

ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ • (alqōš) f

Alqosh (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq)

Derived terms

ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫܢܵܝܵܐ (alqōšnāyā, “of Alqosh”)
ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ (ṭūrā d-alqōš)