ܪܘܦܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Diminutive of ܪܘܿܦ̮ܫܵܐ (rōfšā, “shoulder”). Compare Classical Syriac ܪܦܫܐ (rap̄šā, “shoulder, shovel”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rofʃtaː], [rowʃtaː]
• (Bakhdede) IPA^(key): [ʔarˤoʃta]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [rˤuʃta], [rˤaʃta]

Noun

ܪܘܿܦ̮ܫܬܵܐ • (rōfštā) f sg (plural ܪܘܿܦ̮ܫܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (rōfšyāṯā))

1. shovel, spade