ܓܘܢܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish جوان (cwan, young, beautiful).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒwan.qɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒoːnqa]

Noun

ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ • (jwanqā) m sg (plural ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (jwanqē), feminine ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܬܵܐ (jwanqtā) or ܚܲܡܬܵܐ (ḥamtā))

  1. (slang) guy, boy, young man, young unmarried man
  2. (slang) beau, suitor, sweetheart, lover

Inflection

See also

Adjective

ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ • (jwanqā) (feminine ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܬܵܐ (jwanqtā), plural ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ (jwanqē))

  1. (slang) beautiful, attractive, sexy
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