ܟܢܝܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܢ ܨ (q n ṣ)
2 terms

Derived from a variant of ܩܢܝܼܙܵܐ (qnīzā), the past participle of the verb ܩܵܢܹܙ (qānēz), as no normally expected source verb “*ܟܵܢܹܙ (*kānēz)” exists.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kniːzaː]

Adjective

ܟܢܝܼܙܵܐ • (knīzā) (feminine ܟܢܝܼܙܬܵܐ (knīztā), plural ܟ̈ܢܝܼܙܹܐ (knīzē))

1. skinny, tight-fitting, skintight (of clothing)
2. compact

Derived terms

• ܡܲܟܢܸܙ (makniz, “to fit, alter clothes in order to fit”)