ܡܙܢܓܪ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ܙ ܢ ܓ ܪ (z n g r)
1 term

Denominal of the word ܙܲܢܓܵܪܵܐ (zangārā, rust), from Middle Persian *zngʾl (zangār). Compare Persian زنگار (zangâr) and Arabic زِنْجَار (zinjār) and see the former for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ܡܙܲܢܓܸܪ (mzangir) (present participle ܡܙܲܢܓܘܼܪܹܐ (mzangūrē), past participle ܡܙܘܼܢܓܪܵܐ (mzungrā))

  1. to ring, chime
  2. to resonate
  3. to rust, corrode, oxidize

Conjugation[edit]