ܦܢܓܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܢܓܢܐ

Etymology

From Persian پنگان (pengân); compare Arabic فِنْجَان (finjān) and Greek φλιτζάνι (flitzáni).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pin.ɡɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [pin.d͡ʒɑːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [fin.d͡ʒɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ • (pingānā) m (plural ܦܸܢܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pingānē))

1. teacup (small cup, normally sitting in a saucer as part of a tea set, commonly used for drinking tea)
2. gill (a drink measure of one quarter of a pint, for spirits and wine)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܦܸܢܓܵܢܲܢ (pingānan)
	construct	ܦܸܢܓܵܢ (pingān)		2nd person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (pingānūḵ)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (pingānāḵ)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pingānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ (pingānā)		3rd person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܹܗ (pingānēh)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܗ̇ (pingānāh)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܗܘܿܢ (pingānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܝܼ̈ (pingānī)		ܦܸܢܓܵܢܲܢ̈ (pingānan)
	construct	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܲܝ̈ (pingānay)		2nd person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pingānūḵ)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pingānāḵ)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pingānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pingānē)		3rd person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pingānūh)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (pingānōh)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (pingānhōn)

See also

• ܟ̰ܵܐܝ (čāy, “tea”)