ܦܠܓܐ ܕܠܝܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Pronunciation
Noun
ܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ • (palgā d-laylē) m
- (uncountable) midnight
- ܕܝܼܪܝܼ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.
- dīrī baytā wpalgā d-laylē ìwā.
- I returned home and it was midnight.
Usage notes
- In most contexts today, this term refers to 00:00. In traditional contexts, this term means literally the middle of the night, i.e. exactly 12 hours after the astronomical midday.
Coordinate terms
- (times of day) ܥܸܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܵܘܡܵܐ (ˁiddānē d-yāwmā); ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (īmāmā, “daytime”), ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ (nūḡhā, “dawn”), ܕܸܢܚܵܐ (dinḥā, “sunrise”), ܨܲܦܪܵܐ (ṣaprā, “morning”), ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā, “noon, afternoon”), ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrāḇā, “sunset”), ܢܘܼܨܦܵܐ (nūṣpā, “dusk”), ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (laylē, “nighttime”) (Category: aii:Times of day)
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