ܬܠ ܟܐܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܬܸܠܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ (tilkēpē)

Etymology

Literally, “hill of stones”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪl.‿keːpeː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tɪl.‿t͡ʃiːpeː]

Proper noun

ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐܦܹ̈ܐ • (til kēpē) f

1. Tel Keppe (a historically Assyrian town in northern Iraq, located in the Nineveh Plains)

Derived terms

• ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐܦܢܵܝܵܐ (til kēpnāyā, “of Tel Kepe”)

Descendants

• → Arabic: تلكيف