ܐܢܓܠܝܣ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Arabic إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz, “Englishmen”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡlisː]
Proper noun
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ • (inglīs) m
- English (language)
- ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܠܲܚ ܣܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬ݂ܵܐ، ܘܡܡܲܠܠܲܚ ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ.
- aḥnan kē mmallaḥ sūrāˀīṯ gāw bayṯā, w-mmallaḥ inglīs l-baddar.
- We speak Assyrian at home, and we speak English outside.
Derived terms
- ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā, “English, Englishman”)
Related terms
- ܐܲܢܓܠܝܼܵܐ (anglīyā, “England”)
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