ܚܘܛܡܠܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܘܛܡܠܠܐ
ܚܘܛܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܝܕܐ

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܠ ܠ‎ (m l l)
2 terms

Neologism coined and suggested by Bailis Shamun, from ܚܘܼܛܵܐ‎ (ḥuṭā, “string, line”) +‎ ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ‎ (mallālā, “speaker”)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xuːtˤɑːmal.lɑːlɑ]

Noun

ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ • (ḥuṭāmallālā) m (plural ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (ḥuṭāmallālē))

  1. (communication) telephone, phone (device and system for communicating and transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals)
    ‏ܬܸܡܲܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ ܩܵܡ ܡܲܪܥܸܫ ܠܝܼ، ܐܵܦܸܢ ܩܵܠܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ‎
    timmal blaylē, ḥuṭāmallālā qām marʿiš lī, āpin qālā lē-ìwā rābā rāmā
    Last night, the telephone woke me up, even though the sound wasn't very loud.
    Synonyms: ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ‎ (prāsmallālā), ܬܸܠܸܦ̮ܘܿܢ‎ (tillifon)

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