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shekhta ܫܸܚܬܵܐ

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

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Meaning

  1. dirt

Examples

shekhtet kenyane
ܫܸܚܬܸܬ ܩܸܢܝܵܢܸܐ
animal muck
shekhtet ayna
ܫܸܚܬܸܬ ܐܵܝܢܵܐ
pus from the eye
anne mane shekhta dvikeva
ܐܵܢܢܸܐ ܡܵܢܸܐ ܫܸܚܬܵܐ ܕܘܝܼܩܸܘܵܐ
Those pans were dirty

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 294.

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