ܦܢܓܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

ܦܢܓܢܐ

Etymology[edit]

From Persian پنگان (pengân); compare Arabic فِنْجَان (finjān) and Greek φλιτζάνι (flitzáni).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pin.ɡɑːnɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [pin.d͡ʒɑːnɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [fin.d͡ʒɑːnɑː]

Noun[edit]

ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ (pingānām (plural ܦܸܢܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pingānē))

  1. teacup (small cup, normally sitting in a saucer as part of a tea set, commonly used for drinking tea)
  2. gill (a drink measure of one quarter of a pint, for spirits and wine)

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