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lakhma ܠܵܚܡܵܐ

lakhma is the Assyrian word for bread — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. bread
  2. food

Forms

Plurallakhme

Examples

lakhmazabnana
ܠܵܚܡܵܙܵܒܢܵܢܵܐ
bread seller
lakhmet kavutra
ܠܵܚܡܸܬ ܟܵܘܘ̣ܬܪܵܐ
lunch
bakhtay ki-bashliva lakhma kavutra ki-labliva ka-urzan t-ina pelkhana al-vaddar
ܒܵܚܬܵܝ ܟܝܼ ܒܵܫܠܝܼܘܵܐ ܠܵܚܡܵܐ ܟܵܘܘ̣ܬܪܵܐ ܟܝܼ ܠܵܒܠܝܼܘܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܐܘ̣ܪܙܵܢ ܛ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܦܸܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܠ ܘܵܕܕܵܪ
The women would cook food and take lunch to the men who were working in the field

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 196.

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