ܦܢܓܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [pin.ɡɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) 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

Inflection of ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܦܸܢܓܵܢ (pingān)		1st person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܝܼ (pingānī)		ܦܸܢܓܵܢܲܢ (pingānan)
	construct	ܦܸܢܓܵܢ (pingān)		2nd person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (pingānōḵ)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (pingānāḵ)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pingānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ (pingānā)		3rd person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܹܗ (pingānēh)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܗ̇ (pingānāh)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܗܘܿܢ (pingānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (pingānīn)		1st person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܝܼ̈ (pingānī)		ܦܸܢܓܵܢܲܢ̈ (pingānan)
	construct	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܲܝ̈ (pingānay)		2nd person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (pingānōḵ)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (pingānāḵ)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (pingānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܹ̈ܐ (pingānē)		3rd person	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (pingānūh)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (pingānōh)	ܦܸܢܓܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (pingānayhōn)

See also

• ܟ̰ܵܐܝ (čāy, “tea”)