ܪܝܫܬܚܬܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Contraction of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (rēšā taḥtāyā, literally lowermost head).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [reːʃɑːxtɑːjɑː]

Adverb

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ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ (rēšāḥtāyā)

  1. topsy-turvy, upside down, inside out
    Synonyms: ܗܲܦܟܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (hapkāˀīṯ), ܚܲܒ݂ܛܘܼ ܚܲܒ݂ܛܘܼ (ḥaḇṭū ḥaḇṭū)
    ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐnpīl lēh rēšāḥtāyāHe fell upside down
    ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܨܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐlḇīš lēh ṣudrā rēšāḥtāyāHe wore the shirt inside out
    ܗ̇ܘ ܥܲܠܡܵܐ ܚܕܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐawa ˁalmā ḥdīrā ìlēh rēšāḥtāyā (literally, “This world is turned upside down”)

See also

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