ܬܪܝܢܝ ܠܫܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tra.jɑːnɑjː‿lɪʃ.ʃɑːneː]

Adjective

ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (trayyānāy liššānē) (feminine ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܬ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (trayyānāyat liššānē), plural ܬܪ̈ܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (trayyānāyay liššānē))

  1. bilingual, diglot, two-tongued (having the ability to speak two languages)
  2. bilingual (spoken or written in two different languages)
    ܟܠ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܵܗ̇ ܦܘܼܫܵܩ ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
    kul madraštā āšorāytā īt lāh pušāq millē trayyānāy liššānē.
    Every Assyrian school contains a bilingual dictionary
  3. bilingual (characterized by the use or presence of two languages)
    ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܒܓܵܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܣܢܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܠܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
    šaḇrē āšorāyē b-gālutā snīqē ìnā l-yulpānā trayyānāy liššānē.
    Assyrian children in the diaspora need a bilingual education.

Noun

ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (trayyānāy liššānē) m sg (plural ܬܪ̈ܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (trayyānāyay liššānē), feminine ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܬ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (trayyānāyat liššānē))

  1. bilingual (person who is able to use two languages)
    ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܒܓܵܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܬܪ̈ܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ.
    rābā āšorāyē b-gālutā trayyānāyay liššānē ìnā.
    Many Assyrians in the diaspora are bilinguals.
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