ܩܗܘܚܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قهوه‌خانه (qahve-xâne). Equivalent to ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (qāhwa, “coffee”) +‎ -ܚܵܢܵܐ (ḳana, “place of”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qæh.waːxaːna.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [qaːwaːxaːna.]

Noun

ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܵܐ • (qāhwaḳana) m (plural ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ (qāhwaḳane))

1. A café, a coffee shop, a coffeehouse: An establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (bēt qāhwa)

Declension

Inflection of ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܵܐ (qahwāḥānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܝܼ (qahwāḥānī)		ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܲܢ (qahwāḥānan)
	construct	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢ (qahwāḥān)	2nd person	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (qahwāḥānūḵ)	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (qahwāḥānāḵ)	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qahwāḥānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܵܐ (qahwāḥānā)	3rd person	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܹܗ (qahwāḥānēh)	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܵܗ̇ (qahwāḥānāh)	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܗܘܿܢ (qahwāḥānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܝܼ̈ (qahwāḥānī)		ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܲܢ̈ (qahwāḥānan)
	construct	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܲܝ̈ (qahwāḥānay)	2nd person	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qahwāḥānūḵ)	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qahwāḥānāḵ)	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qahwāḥānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܹ̈ܐ (qahwāḥānē)	3rd person	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qahwāḥānūh)	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qahwāḥānōh)	ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qahwāḥānhōn)

Related terms

• ܟ̰ܵܝܚܵܢܵܐ (čayḳana, “teahouse”)