ܓܪܘܣܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܪ ܣ (g r s)
1 term

Etymology

Feminine active noun of the verb ܓܵܪܸܣ (gāris, “to grind”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡaːrostaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡarɪsta]

Noun

ܓܵܪܘܿܣܬܵܐ • (gārōstā) f (plural ܓܵܪ̈ܘܿܣܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gārōsyāṯā), masculine ܓܵܪܘܿܣܵܐ (gārōsā))

1. grinder, one who grinds
2. molar tooth, grinder

   Synonym: ܥܲܪܫܵܐ (ˁaršā)

3. handmill

See also

• ܟܲܟܵܐ (kakkā, “tooth”)
• ܫܸܢܵܐ (šinnā, “tooth”)
• ܢܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (nīḇā, “canine”)
• ܡܦܲܣܩܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mpasqānīṯā, “incisor”)