ܗܠܝܘܢ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

ܗܠܝܘܢ

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܗܠܝܘܢ, from Ancient Greek ἕλειον (héleion, asparagus), literally the neuter of ἕλειος (héleios, of the marshland).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [hil.jonː]

Noun[edit]

ܗܸܠܝܘܿܢ (hilyōnm (plural ܗܸܠܝܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (hilyōnē))

  1. asparagus (Asparagus gen. et spp.)
    Synonym: ܩܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܘܵܐ (qaysā dḥūwā)

Inflection[edit]