ܐܢܓܠܝܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic إِنْجْلِيز‎ (ʔinglīz).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡlisː]

Noun

ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ • (inglis) m

English (language)
‏ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܗܲܡܙܸܡܲܚ ܣܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬ݂ܵܐ، ܘܗܲܡܙܸܡܲܚ ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ.‎‎
aḥnan kē hamzimmaḥ surāʾīṯ gāw bayṯā, w-hamzimmaḥ inglis lbaddar.
We speak Assyrian at home, and we speak English outside.

Derived terms

ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ‎ (inglīsāyā, “English, Englishman”)

Related terms

ܐܲܢܓܠܝܼܵܐ‎ (anglīyā, “England”)

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