ܟܢܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ (k n š)
8 terms

From Aramaic כְּנַשׁ (kənaš); cognate with Hebrew כִּנֵּס (kinés) and Arabic كَنَسَ (kanasa).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːneʃː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːnɪʃː]

Verb

ܟܵܢܹܫ • (kānēš) (present participle ܟܢܵܫܵܐ (knāšā), past participle ܟܢܝܼܫܵܐ (knīšā))

  1. to gather, assemble
    Synonym: ܓ̰ܵܡܹܥ (jāmēˁ)
    ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܟܠܲܢ ܟܵܢܫܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܟܠ ܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ. ― aḥnan kullan kānšaḥ gāw hānā āwānā kul qaydāmtā. ― We all gather in this hall every morning.
  2. to sweep, rake
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܒ݂ܩܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܟܢܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܬܸܡܵܠ. ― īṯ wā rābā aḇqā ˁal arˁā d-knīš lī timmāl. ― There was so much dust on the floor that I swept yesterday.

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