Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Developed from the verb ܩܵܪܸܨ (qāriṣ, “to sting, pinch”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [xaːrɪsˤ]
ܚܵܪܸܨ • (ḥāriṣ) (present participle ܚܪܵܨܵܐ (ḥrāṣā), past participle ܚܪܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥrīṣā))
- to get crushed or pinched by a closing door, window, etc. (especially of a finger or toe)
- (of or by a closing door, window, etc.) to crush or pinch (especially a finger or toe)