ܡܘܨܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْمَوْصِل (al-mawṣil).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈmaw.sɪl.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈmoːsɪl.]

Proper noun

ܡܲܘܨܸܠ • (mawṣil) f

1. Mosul (the capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq)

Usage notes

• This name to some speakers is seldom used and will often prefer to use the name ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ (nīnwē) as Nineveh in its original entirety.

Derived terms

• ܡܲܘܨܠܵܝܵܐ (mawṣlāyā, “Moslawi”)

See also

• ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ (nīnwē, “Nineveh”)