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keshya ܩܸܫܝܵܐ

keshya is the Assyrian word for thick (liquid), dense — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

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Meaning

  1. thick (liquid), dense
  2. hard
  3. strict

Forms

Pluralkeshye
Femininekshita

Examples

bushala kshita
ܒܘ̣ܫܵܠܵܐ ܩܫܝܼܬܵܐ
thick stew
plekhli keshya
ܦܠܸܚܠܝܼ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ
I worked hard
ida-gura ida-sura keslan raba ki-dokakhvale b-keshya
ܐܝܼܕܵ ܓܘ̣ܪܵܐ ܐܝܼܕܵ ܣܘ̣ܪܵܐ ܟܸܣܠܵܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܟܝܼ ܕܘ̇ܩܵܚܘܵܠܸܐ ܒ ܩܸܫܝܵܐ
We held Easter and Christmas very strictly in our community

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 182.

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