ܢܒܓܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Partial calque of French petit-fils
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [noːɡɑː‿zəʕoːrɑː]
Noun
ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ • (nāwgā zʿorā) m, plural ܢܵܒ݂ܓܹ̈ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (nāwgē zʿorē), feminine ܢܵܒ݂ܓܬܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ (nāwgtā zʿortā)
- grandfather (the son of one's grandchild)
Usage notes
Additional instances of “ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (zʿorā)” at the end can be prepended to the term, each indicating one further generation of ancestry. For large numbers of generations a number can be substituted, for example, “ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (“four-times-great-grandson”)”
Antonyms
- ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (sāḇā rabbā, “great-grandfather”)
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