ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢ‎ (“amber”), from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), reinterpreted as “electron” from English.

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.liqːtˤron.]

Noun

ܐܸܠܝܼܩܛܪܘܿܢ • (ilīqṭrōn) m sg (plural ܐܸܠܝܼܩܛܪܹ̈ܐ‎ (ilīqṭrē) or ܐܸܠܝܼܩܛܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ‎ (ilīqṭrōnē))

(physics) electron (member of the class of negatively-charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)

Derived terms

ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (ilīqaṭrōnāyā, “electronic”)

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