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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