ܐܠܦܝܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܠ ܦ (ˀ l p)
3 terms

Etymology

Calque of Arabic أَلْفِيَّة (ʔalfiyya), By surface analysis, ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā, thousand) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending) + -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔal.pɑːjuːθɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔal.pɑːjuːθɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔal.pɑːjuːtɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܠܦܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (alpāyūṯā) f sg (plural ܐܲܠܦܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (alpāywāṯē))

  1. millennium
    Synonym: ܡܸܠܹܢܝܘܿܡ (millēnyōm)

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