ܐܣܦܝܪ ܪܓܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܐܣܦܝܪ ܪܓܠܐ
Etymology
ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪܵܐ (ispēyrā, “ball”) + ܪܸܓ݂ܠܵܐ (riḡlā, “foot”); calque of English football or Arabic كُرَة اَلْقَدَم (kurat al-qadam)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [is.pirː‿rɪɣ.lɑː]
Noun
ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ ܪܸܓ݂ܠܵܐ • (ispēyr riḡlā) m sg (plural ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ̈ܲܝ ܪܸܓ݂ܠܵܐ (ispēyray riḡlā))
- soccer, football
- a soccer ball, a football
Derived terms
- ܛܲܐܠܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ ܪܸܓ݂ܠܵܐ (ṭaʾlānā d-ispēyr riḡlā, “soccer player; footballer”)