ܡܠܚܡܢܝܬ ܗܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܠܚܡܢܝܬ ܗܘܐ

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܚ ܡ (l ḥ m)
8 terms

Calque of Arabic مُكَيِّف هَوَاء (mukayyif hawāʔ) coined by Odisho Malko Gewargis and first published in a 2018 dictionary, as a substitute for the more common Anglicism ܐܲܝܪܟܘܿܢ (ayrkōn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maləxmɑːniθː‿hɑːwɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܚܡܵܢܝܼܬ݂ ܗܵܘܵܐ • (malḥmānīṯ hāwā) f (plural ܡܲܠܚܡܵܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ ܗܵܘܵܐ (malḥmānyāṯ hāwā))

1. air conditioner (machine used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space)

   ܟܹܐ ܡܲܦܠܸܚܲܚ ܡܠܲܚܡܵܢܝܼܬ ܗܵܘܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ.

   kē mapliḥḥaḥ mlaḥmānīt hāwā b-yāwmānē d-ḥimmā b-qayṭā.

   We use the air conditioner on hot days during summer.

See also

• ܡܲܠܚܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ ܗܵܘܵܐ (malḥmānūṯ hāwā, “air conditioning”)