ܡܠܚܡܢܝܬ ܗܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܠ ܚ ܡ (l ḥ m)
6 terms

ܡܪܘܚܬܐ

Etymology

Tool noun derived from ܠܵܚܹܡ (lāḥēm, “to adapt, fit”) as a calque of Arabic مُكَيِّف هَوَاء (mukayyif hawāʔ). Coined by Odisho Malko Gewargis and first published in a 2018 dictionary, as a substitute for the more common Anglicism ܐܲܝܪܟܘܿܢ (ayrkōn).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [məlax.mɑːnitː‿hɑːwɑː]

Noun

ܡܠܲܚܡܵܢܝܼܬ ܗܵܘܵܐ • (mlaḥmānīt hāwā) f (plural ܡܠܲܚܡܵܢܝܵܬ̈ ܗܵܘܵܐ (mlaḥmānyāt hāwā))

1. air conditioner (machine used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space)

   Synonyms: ܐܲܝܪܟܘܿܢ (ayrkōn), ܡܲܪܘܲܚܬܵܐ (marwaḥtā)

   ܟܹܐ ܡܲܦܠܸܚܲܚ ܡܠܲܚܡܵܢܝܼܬ ܗܵܘܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ.

   kē mapliḥḥaḥ mlaḥmānīt hāwā b-yāwmānē d-ḥimmā b-qayṭā.

   We use the air conditioner on hot days during summer.

See also

• ܡܲܠܚܸܡ (malḥim, “to air-condition”)
• ܡܠܲܚܡܵܢܘܼܬ ܗܵܘܵܐ (mlaḥmānūt hāwā, “air conditioning”)