ܨܘܡܐ ܓܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܨܵܘܡܵܐ (ṣāwmā, fast) + ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gurā, great), literally The Great Fast.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤoːmɑː‿ɡuːrɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sˤoːmɑː‿d͡ʒuːrɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [sˤɑwːmɑː‿ɡuːrɑː]

Noun

ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣāwmā gurā) m (plural ܨܵܘܡܹ̈ܐ ܓܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (ṣāwmē gurē))

  1. (Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter
    Synonym: ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼ (ṣāwmā d-arbʿī)

Inflection

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