ܡܦܫܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ܦ ܫ ܐ (p š ˀ)
1 term

Probably derived from Proto-Semitic but deemed colloquial in literary Aramaic languages and therefore not written down or recorded. Otherwise an old borrowing from Arabic فَسَا (fasā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mpaʃʃeː]

Verb[edit]

ܡܦܲܫܹܐ (mpaššē) (present participle ܡܦܲܫܘܿܝܹܐ (mpašōyē), past participle ܦܘܼܫܝܵܐ (pušyā))

  1. (colloquial) to flatulate silently
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to deflate