ܝܠܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܠ ܕ (w l d)
9 terms

Compare Hebrew יַלְדָּה (yaldá).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jɑl.tɑː]

Noun

ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ • (yāltā) f (plural ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܬܹ̈ܐ (yālātē) or ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ (yālē), masculine ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ (yālā))

  1. girl (child human female)
    ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܓܲܪܘܸܣܵܐ، ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ.
    īman kē garwissā, yāltā bit pāyšā baḵtā.
    When she grows up, the girl will become a woman.
  2. woman as a compliment or an insult

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