ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Partial calque of English email, from ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ (iggartā, letter) + ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ilīqaṭronāytā, electronic). Coined by Bailis Yamlikha Shamun and first published in a 2014 dictionary, as a substitute for the more common Anglicism ܐܝܼܡܲܝܠ (īmayl).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪɡ.ɡarːtɑː‿ɪliːqa.tˤro.neːtɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (iggartā ilīqaṭronāytā) f sg (plural ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪ̈ܘܿܢܵܝܵܬܹܐ (igrātē ilīqaṭronāyātē))

  1. (Internet) email (message sent through an email system)
    ܗ̇ܘ ܩܵܡ ܫܲܕܸܪܝܼ ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇ ܠܡܲܕܟ݂ܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܘܼܬ ܬܦܵܩܬܵܐ.
    aw qām šaddirī iggartā ilīqaṭronāytā b-šāḇoʿā d-ʿḇīrāh l-madḵurē lī but tpāqtā.
    He sent me an email last week to remind me about the meeting.

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