ܟܓܬ

Turoyo

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كاغد (ḱâğıd), from Persian کاغد (kâğed, “paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɣat/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /kaɣate/, /kaɣatat/ (plural)

Noun

ܟܰܓ݂ܰܬ • (kaġat) m (plural ܟܰܓ݂ܰܬܶܐ (kaġate) or ܟܰܓ݂ܰܬܰܬ (kaġatat))

1. paper

   Synonyms: ܘܰܪܩܳܐ (warqo), ܦ݁ܰܠܠܷܟܶܐ (pallëke)

   ܡܷܢ ܟܬ݂ܝܘ ܝܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܐܘ ܟܰܓ݂ܰܬ ܗܰܢܳܐ؟ ― mën kṯiu yo cal u kaġat hano? ― What is written on this paper?

2. paperboard, cardboard

   ܡܰܝܟܳܐ ܐܰܡܛܶܠܘܟ݂ ܐ ܟܰܓ݂ܰܬܰܢܺܝ؟ ― where did you get those cardboards from?

3. packaging

   ܙܘܟ݂ ܡܚܰܠܷܩ ܐܘ ܟܰܓ݂ܰܬ ― zux mḥalëq u kaġat ― Go and throw this packaging