ܟ̰ܝܟܠܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܟ̰ܝܟܠܬܐ
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish چیقولاته (çikolata), from Italian cioccolata.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃi.ka.leːteː]
Noun
ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܹܐ (čīkalete) f
- (chiefly uncountable) chocolate: A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
- ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢ ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܹܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ― ana ke māḳiben čīkalete raba ― I love chocolate a lot
Usage notes
Although uncountable, this word may take in either the singular or plural.
Declension
| Declension of ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܹܐ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular base form | ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܹܐ | |||||
| Number | Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | ||||
| m | f | |||||
| Singular | 1st person | ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܝܼ | ||||
| 2nd person | ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܘܼܟ݂ | ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܵܟ݂ܝ | ||||
| 3rd person | ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܹܗ | ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܘܿܗ̇ | ||||
| Plural | 1st person | ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܲܢ | ||||
| 2nd person | ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ | |||||
| 3rd person | ܟ̰ܝܼܟܵܠܹܬܗܘܿܢ | |||||