ܦܢܓܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܢܓܢܐ

Etymology

From Persian پنگان (pengân); compare Arabic فِنْجَان (finjān) and Greek φλιτζάνι (flitzáni).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [pin.ɡɑːnɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [pin.d͡ʒɑːnɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [fin.d͡ʒɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ • (pingānā) m (plural ܦܸܢܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pingānē))

  1. teacup (small cup, normally sitting in a saucer as part of a tea set, commonly used for drinking tea)
  2. gill (a drink measure of one quarter of a pint, for spirits and wine)

Inflection

See also

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