ܡܨܘܪܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܨ ܘ ܪ‎ (ṣ w r)
3 terms
ܡܨܘܪܢܝܬܐ

Etymology

Tool noun coined from ܨܲܘܸܪ‎ (ṣawwir, “to photograph”) as substitute for the more common Anglicism ܟܵܡܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (kāmīrā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [məsˤoːrɑːniːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܨܵܘܪܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ • (mṣāwrānītā) f sg (plural ܡܨܵܘܪ̈ܵܢܝܵܬܹܐ (mṣāwrānyātē))

  1. camera (a device for taking photographs)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܡܨܵܘܪܵܢܝܼܬ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ‎ (mṣāwrānit zulḥizwā, “video camera”)
  • ܡܨܵܘܪܵܢܝܼܬ ܢܵܘܠܵܐ‎ (mṣāwrānit nāwlā, “webcam”)

See also

  • ܣܩܹܘܵܐ ܕܨܲܝܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (sqēwā d-ṣayyārutā)
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