ܐܠܩܘܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Akkadian [script needed] (il qaštum, literally “god of the bow/righteouness”). From 𒀭 (il, “god of”) + 𒄑𒉼 (qaštum, “bow, righteousness, power”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔalqoːʃ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔalquʃ]

Proper noun

ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ • (alqōš) f

1. Alqosh (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫܢܵܝܵܐ (alqōšnāyā, “of Alqosh”)