ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ
[xɑːθɑː]
noun
LanguageAssyrian Neo-Aramaic (Iraq)
Meaning- sister (female sibling having parents in common)
- Respectful term of address to a female around one’s own age or slightly younger (see usage notes below)
- sister
- 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.
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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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.