ܫܩܝܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Root
ܫ ܩ ܐ (š q ˀ)
1 term

Etymology[edit]

From the feminine active participle of ܫܵܩܹܐ (šāqē, to irrigate, water); cognate to Arabic سَاقِيَة (sāqiya). The third sense is a semantic loan from channel or قَنَاة (qanāh).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ܫܵܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šāqīṯāf sg (plural ܫܵܩܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šāqyāṯē))

  1. female equivalent of ܫܵܩܝܵܐ (šāqyā, cupbearer)
  2. stream, channel, canal
  3. TV channel, radio channel

Inflection[edit]