ܐܘܛܘܒܘܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܘܛܘܒܘܣ

Etymology

From French autobus

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔoːtˤoːbus.]

Noun

ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣ • (ōṭōbūs) m or f (plural ܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ōṭōbūsātē))

  1. bus, autobus (motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads)
    ܚܘܼܛܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܛܘܿܒܘܼܣ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܪܹܩ ܠܡܲܟܠܝܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܢܘܼܗܲܕܪܵܐ.
    ḥūṭā d-ōṭōbūs kē pārēq l-maklyā b-urḥā nūhadrā.
    The bus line finishes at the stop on Nohadra Road.

Usage notes

  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as if it were grammatically female, because vehicles such as ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ (raddāytā, car) or ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ (ṭayyāstā, airplane) are usually grammatically feminine.

Inflection

See also

  • ܡܵܘܒܠܵܢܬܵܐ (māwblāntā)
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