ܡܝܪܛܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

ܡܝܼܪܛܸܠܵܐ

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Μυρτίλος (Murtílos). The sense of "blueberry" is semantic loan from French myrtille.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mir.tˤəl.lɑː]

Noun[edit]

ܡܝܼܪܛܸܠܵܐ (mīrṭillām (plural ܡܝܼܪ̈ܛܸܠܹܐ (mīrṭille))

  1. myrtle: An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
  2. blueberry: a small sweet blue-black edible berry which grows in clusters on North American shrubs related to the bilberry.

Inflection[edit]