ܕܡܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܡ ܐ (d m ˀ)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dəmutː]

Noun

ܕܡܘܼܬ • (dmūt) f sg (plural ܕܸܡܘܵܬ̈ (dimwāt))

1. construct state singular of ܕܡܘܼܬܵܐ (dmūtā, “similarity; likeness, figure”)
2. -like, quasi-, semi- (anything almost the same as, as good as, of the same kind as something else)

   ‎ܕܡܘܼܬ (dmūt) + ‎ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ (gāzartā, “island”) → ‎ܕܡܘܼܬ ܓܵܙܲܪܬܵܐ (dmūt gāzartā, “peninsular”)

   ‎ܕܡܘܼܬ (dmūt) + ‎ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ (yabīštā, “continent”) → ‎ܕܡܘܼܬ ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ (dmūt yabīštā, “subcontinent”)

Synonyms

• ܣܸܒ݂ܗܵܝ (siḇhāy)