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ܨܘܢܡܝ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from English tsunami, ultimately from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), a compound of 津 (tsu, “cove, inlet, outlet”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ • (ṣūnāmī) m sg (plural ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼܹ̈ܐ (ṣūnāmīyē))
- tsunami, tidal wave (large and destructive ocean wave)
- ܣܗܝܼܕ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ، ܠܲܦܵܐ ܝܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܢܵܩܹܦ ܪܵܘܕܵܢܵܐ
- shīd lhōn ṣūnāmī, lappā yammāyā ṭāḇ rāmā d-nāqēp rāwdānā
- They witnessed a tsunami, the highest marine wave that follows an earthquake.
Inflection
See also
- ܠܲܦܵܐ ܥܕܵܝܵܐ (lappā ˁdāyā, “tidal wave”)
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