ܩܪܦܫܘܫܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Root
ܩ ܪ ܦ ܫ (q r p š)
1 term

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Ancient Greek κάρπᾰσος (kárpasos, flax, cotton), from Biblical Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás, a type of expensive fabric made of cotton).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qarpʃuːʃeː]

Noun[edit]

ܩܲܪܦܫܘܼܫܵܐ (qarpšūšām sg (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܦܫܘܼܫܹܐ (qarpšūšē))

  1. furnishing, a piece of furniture
  2. (in the plural) furniture

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