ܐܠܦܒܝܬ

See also: ܐܠܦ-ܒܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܐܵܠܲܦ ܒܹܝܬ݂ (ālap bēṯ)

Etymology

Simple compound of ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap, Alaph, the first letter of the Syriac alphabet.) + ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ, Beth, the second letter of the Syriac alphabet.)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːlap.‿beːθ.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔɑːlap.‿beːθ]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [ʔɑːlap.‿beːθ.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔallap.‿biːt.]

Noun

ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ • (ālapbēṯ) m

  1. alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)
    Synonym: ܐܲܒܓܲܕ (abgad, Abjad, Alphabet)
    ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܐܵܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ.
    ālapbēṯ sūrāyā īṯ lēh ˁisrīn w-tartēn ātwātē.
    The Assyrian alphabet has twenty-four letters.

Derived terms

  • ܥܲܠ ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ (ˁal ālapbēṯ, alphabetically)
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