ܡܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

ܡܟܐ (ܝܪܩܐ)

From Hindi मक्का (makkā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mak.keː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mat͡ʃ.t͡ʃeː]

Noun

ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ • (makkē) m pl (plural only)

1. corn, maize

   Synonym: ܙܸܗܹ̈ܐ (zihhē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
plural	absolute	–		1st person			ܡܲܟܲܢ̈ (makkan)
	construct	ܡܲܟܲܝ̈ (makkay)		2nd person	ܡܲܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (makūḵ)	ܡܲܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (makkāḵ)	ܡܲܟܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (makkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ (makkē)		3rd person	ܡܲܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ (makūh)	ܡܲܟ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (makkōh)	ܡܲܟܗ̈ܘܿܢ (makhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܟܹ̈ܐ ܩܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (makkē qilyē, “popcorn”)

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَكَّة (makka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mak.ˈkɑː]

Proper noun

ܡܲܟܵܐ • (makkā) m

1. Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܟܵܝܵܐ (makkāyā, “Meccan”)