ܐܢܓܠܝܣ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Arabic إِنْجْلِيز (ʾinglīz).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡlisː]
Noun
ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ • (inglīs) m
- English (language)
- ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܗܲܡܙܸܡܲܚ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܝܼܬ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ، ܘܗܲܡܙܸܡܲܚ ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ.
- aḥnan kē hamzimmaḥ āšorīt gāw baytā, w-hamzimmaḥ inglīs lbaddar.
- We speak Assyrian at home, and we speak English outside.
Derived terms
- ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā, “English, Englishman”)
Related terms
ܐܲܢܓܠܝܼܵܐ (anglīyā, “England”)