"ܨܘܡܟܐ" meaning in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Proper name

IPA: [sˤawːmɪk.kɑː] [Standard] Forms: ܨܵܘܡܸܟܵܐ [canonical], ṣāwmikkā [romanization]
Etymology: Derived from ܨܵܘܡܵܐ (ṣāwmā, “fast”) and the Kurdish diminutive ending -ikka Head templates: {{aii-proper-noun|ܨܵܘܡܸܟܵܐ|m}} ܨܵܘܡܸܟܵܐ • (ṣāwmikkā) m
  1. Tradition practiced by Assyrians (especially of Syria) to motivate children to fast during the Nativity Fast & Lent through the use of frightening costumes and candy.
    Sense id: en-ܨܘܡܟܐ-aii-name-4BEwdx3u Categories (other): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Holidays Disambiguation of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Holidays: 100 0
  2. (by extension) Halloween Tags: broadly Synonyms: ܗܲܠܘܼܝܼܢ, ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ
    Sense id: en-ܨܘܡܟܐ-aii-name-BJVmtrEt Categories (other): Halloween Disambiguation of Halloween: 0 100
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              61
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          "english": "On Christmas morning he entered the bath. He hadn't had a bath since Halloween.",
          "roman": "b-ṣaprā d-ˁēdā awa ˁḇīrēh b-ballānā. lā ḥīp lēh min ṣāwmikkā.",
          "text": "ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܕܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ ܒܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ. ܠܵܐ ܚܝܼܦ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܨܵܘܡܸܟܵܐ.",
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          "word": "ܗܲܠܘܼܝܼܢ"
        },
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          "word": "ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ"
        }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      ]
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          "english": "On Christmas morning he entered the bath. He hadn't had a bath since Halloween.",
          "roman": "b-ṣaprā d-ˁēdā awa ˁḇīrēh b-ballānā. lā ḥīp lēh min ṣāwmikkā.",
          "text": "ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܕܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ ܒܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ. ܠܵܐ ܚܝܼܦ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܨܵܘܡܸܟܵܐ.",
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        "(by extension) Halloween"
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          "word": "ܗܲܠܘܼܝܼܢ"
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      "ipa": "[sˤawːmɪk.kɑː]",
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  ],
  "word": "ܨܘܡܟܐ"
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