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ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ

[xɑːθɑː]

noun

LanguageAssyrian Neo-Aramaic (Iraq)

Meaning
  1. sister (female sibling having parents in common)
  2. Respectful term of address to a female around one’s own age or slightly younger (see usage notes below)
  3. sister
  4. A female sibling who shares the same parents as you. It is also used as a polite way to address a woman of a similar age.
Examples

ܚܵܬ݂ܝܼ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܒܵܣܝܼܡܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ.

My sister is very kind.

Pronunciationxɑːθɑː

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed both for biological sisters and as a respectful term for women of similar age.

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ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.