kdala ܩܕܵܠܵܐ
kdala is the Assyrian word for neck — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- neck; collar, neck cloth
Forms
| Plural | kdale |
|---|
Examples
kdalet sudra
ܩܕܵܠܸܬ ܣܘ̣ܕܪܵܐ
collar of a shirt
shkelle al-kdalu
ܫܩܸܠܠܸܐ ܐܵܠ ܩܕܵܠܘ̣
He took responsibility
a-shula la drile al-kdali
ܐܵܐ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܕܪܝܼܠܸܐ ܐܵܠ ܩܕܵܠܝܼ
Don’t give me the responsibility of that job
gani mtila al-kdali
ܓܵܢܝܼ ܡܛܝܼܠܵܐ ܐܵܠ ܩܕܵܠܝܼ
I am almost dead (lit. my soul has reached my neck)
menta la matti b-kdali
ܡܸܢܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܡܵܬܬܝܼ ܒ ܩܕܵܠܝܼ
Don’t make me feel that I owe you gratitude
dvekle kdalet khoru
ܕܘܸܩܠܸܐ ܩܕܵܠܸܬ ܚܘ̇ܪܘ̣
He restrained his friend/he coerced his friend
kdalet chakme
ܩܕܵܠܸܬ ܟ̃ܵܟܡܸܐ
top of boots
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 182.
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