ܩܡܨܬ̤ܐ

Western Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܩܡܣܬ̤ܐ (ḳamesča)

Etymology

From Aramaic ܩܲܡܝܼܨܬܵܐ (qamīṣtā), from Byzantine Greek καμίσιον (kamísion), from Latin camisia, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (“clothes, shirt, skirt”). Compare Turoyo ܩܡܶܣܬܐ (qmesto) and Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ).

Pronunciation

• (Bakh'a) IPA^(key): /k̠amesˤt͡sa/
• (Maaloula) IPA^(key): /k̠amesˤt͡ʃa/
• (Jubb'adin) IPA^(key): /kamesˤt͡ʃa/

Noun

ܩܰܡܶܨܬ̤ܰܐ (ḳameṣča) f

1. shirt