ܐܠܦܒܝܬ

See also: ܐܠܦ-ܒܝܬ‎

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Simple compound of ܐܵܠܲܦ‎ (alāp, “Alaph, the first letter of the Syriac alphabet.”) +‎ ܒܹܝܬ‎ (bēt, “Beth, the second letter of the Syriac alphabet.”)

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [aːlap. beːt.]
(Urmian) IPA^(key): [aːlap. biːt.]
(Tyari) IPA^(key): [aːlap. beːθ.]

Noun

ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ (alāpbēt) m

alphabet: The set of letters used when writing in a language.
‏ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ ܕܝܵܘܢܝܼܬ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܹܗ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ݇ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܐܵܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ.‎‎ ― alāpbēt d-yawnīt ītleh ʿisrī ārbʿa atwate. ― The Greek alphabet has twenty-four letters.

Synonyms

ܐܲܒܓܲܕ‎ (abgad, “Abjad”)

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