ܥܢܒܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿanbab- (“fruit, flower, shoot”), ultimately Proto-Afroasiatic *ʿanbab- (“plant, flower”). Compare Classical Syriac ܥܢܒܬܐ (ʿinbəṯā), Arabic عِنَب (ʕinab), Hebrew עֵנָב (ʿēnāḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪnviːθaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔɪnwiːθaː]

Adjective

ܥܸܢܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ˁinḇīṯā) f (plural ܥܸܢ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ˁinḇē))

1. grape