ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “small and large” or “young and old”. Compare the same in Akkadian ṣeḫer u rabi.

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [z(ə)ʕoːraː‿w‿rab.baː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zoːra‿w‿rˤaːba]

Pronoun

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܘ ܪܲܒܵܐ‎ • (zˁōrā w-rabbā) (feminine ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܘܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (zˁōrtā w-rabṯā))

everyone; young and old; small and big

See also

ܟܠܚܲܕ݇‎ (kulḥa)

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