ܓܢܬܐ ܕܚܝܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܓܲܢܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ

Etymology

ܓܲܢܬܵܐ (gantā, garden) + ܚܲܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḵaywātē, animals).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡan.tɑː‿xe.wɑːteː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒan.tɑː‿xe.wɑːteː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ɡan.θɑː‿xaj.wɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܢܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (gantā d-ḵaywātē) f sg (plural ܓܲܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (gannē d-ḵaywātē))

  1. zoo, zoological garden (A park where live animals are exhibited)
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܒܲܝܬܘܼܬܝܼ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܓܲܢܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܲܚ ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ ܘܦܝܼܠ̈ܐ.
    ānā w-baytutī zillan l-gantā d-ḵaywātē qā d-ḵāzaḵ zārīpē w-pīlē.
    My family and I went to the zoo to see giraffes and elephants.

Inflection

  • ܚܲܝܘܵܐ m (ḵaywā, animal)
  • ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܐ f (ḵawtā, animal)
  • ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḵawtānāyā, zoological)
  • ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܚܲܝܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (mmallut ḵaywātē, zoology)
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