ܢܟܘܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܟ ܦ (n k p)
3 terms

Active adjective of the verb ܢܵܟ݂ܹܦ (nāḵēp, to be/become ashamed or modest).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nɑːxoːpɑː]

Adjective

ܢܵܟ݂ܘܿܦܵܐ • (nāḵōpā) (feminine ܢܵܟ݂ܘܿܦܬܵܐ (nāḵōptā), plural ܢܵܟ݂ܘܿܦܹ̈ܐ (nāḵōpē))

  1. shy, bashful, easily embarrassed
  2. modest