ܡܕܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ܢ ܕ ܠ (n d l)
1 term

From the older form ܢܲܕܵܠܵܐ (naddālā), the active noun of the verb ܢܵܕ݂ܸܠ (nāḏil, to move). Compare Classical Syriac ܢܲܕܵܠܵܐ. The form with /m/ is already found in Bar Ali’s 9th century dictionary and in Bar Bahlul’s 10th century lexicon as local vernacular words.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mad.daː.laː.]

Noun[edit]

ܡܲܕܵܠܵܐ (maddālām

  1. centipede
  2. (dialectal) millipede
  3. (dialectal) earthworm