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tarra ܬܵܪܪܵܐ

tarra is the Assyrian word for door, threshold — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. door, threshold.
  2. lid
  3. yard, outside

Forms

Pluraltarrane

Examples

tarra mattuyuna
ܬܵܪܪܵܐ ܡܵܬܬܘ̣ܝܘ̣ܢܵܐ
They put on the lid (of the barrel)
men-tarra
ܡܸܢ ܬܵܪܪܵܐ
from out-side
babi puletlun al-tarra
ܒܵܒܝܼ ܦܘ̣ܠܸܛܠܘ̣ܢ ܐܵܠ ܬܵܪܪܵܐ
They took my father outside
tla ganay gavayna tla gu-tarrena
ܛܠܵ ܓܵܢܵܝ ܓܵܘܵܝ ܢܵܐ ܛܠܵ ܓܘ̣ ܬܵܪܪܸܢܵܐ
Three people are inside and three are outside (the circle in a children’s game)

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 311.

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