ܛܢܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܛܢܟܝ̈ ܙܒܠܐ

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تنكه (teneke, “tin”), from Persian تنگه (tenge, “thin silver coin”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤan.kɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tˤaŋ.t͡ʃɑː]

Noun

ܛܲܢܟܵܐ • (ṭankā) m sg (plural ܛܲܢܟܹ̈ܐ (ṭankē))

1. garbage can, rubbish bin

   Synonym: ܛܲܢܸܟ݂ ܙܸܒ݂ܠܵܐ (ṭanniḵ ziḇlā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܲܢܟܵܐ (ṭankā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܲܢܟܝܼ (ṭankī)		ܛܲܢܟܲܢ (ṭankan)
	construct	ܛܲܢܸܟ݂ (ṭanniḵ)	2nd person	ܛܲܢܟܘܼܟ݂ (ṭankūḵ)	ܛܲܢܟܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭankāḵ)	ܛܲܢܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭankāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܢܟܵܐ (ṭankā)	3rd person	ܛܲܢܟܹܗ (ṭankēh)	ܛܲܢܟܵܗ̇ (ṭankāh)	ܛܲܢܟܗܘܿܢ (ṭankhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܲܢܟܝܼ̈ (ṭankī)		ܛܲܢܟܲܢ̈ (ṭankan)
	construct	ܛܲܢܟܲܝ̈ (ṭankay)	2nd person	ܛܲܢܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭankūḵ)	ܛܲܢܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭankāḵ)	ܛܲܢܟܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭankāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܢܟܹ̈ܐ (ṭankē)	3rd person	ܛܲܢܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭankūh)	ܛܲܢܟ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭankōh)	ܛܲܢܟܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭankhōn)

See also

• ܦܸܟ݂ܣܵܐ (piḵsā, “tin, can”)
• ܐܵܢܟ݂ܵܐ (ānḵā, “tin metal”)