ܡܟܫܟܫ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Related to Classical Syriac ܟܘܫܘܟܘܫܘ (kušūkušū, “sound for quieting dogs.”)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [mkaʃkɪʃ]
Verb
ܡܟܲܫܟܸܫ • (mkaškiš) (present participle ܡܟܲܫܟܘܿܫܹܐ (mkaškošē), past participle ܡܟܘܼܫܟܫܵܐ (mkuškšā))
- to drive an animal away, to shoo
- ܡܟܘܼܫܟܫܝܼܢ݇ ܠܝܼ ܟܲܠܒܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܒܲܝܬܲܢ
- mkuškšī lī kalbē qam baytan
- I drove off the dogs in front of our house.
- (offensive) to drive off a person as though an animal