ܨܘܡܐ ܓܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܨܵܘܡܵܐ (ṣāwmā, fast) + ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gurā, great), literally The Great Fast.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤoːmɑː‿ɡuːrɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sˤoːmɑː‿d͡ʒuːrɑː]

Noun

ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ • (ṣāwmā gūrā) m

  1. (Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter
    Synonyms: ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼ (ṣāwmā d-arbˁī), ܨܲܘܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (ṣawmā rabbā)

Inflection

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