ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Literally, “Electronic letter”, partial calque of English email. Coined by Bailis Yamlikha Shamun and first published in a 2014 dictionary, as a substitute for the more common Anglicism ܐܝܼܡܲܝܠ (īmayl).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪɡɡar.əθɑː‿ʔɪlliːqatˤroːnɑːjtɑː]
Noun
ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ • (iggarṯā ilīqaṭrōnāytā) f sg (plural ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪ̈ܘܿܢܵܝܹܐ (igrāṯā ilīqaṭrōnāyē))
- (Internet) email (message sent through an email system)
- ܗܲܘ ܩܸܡ ܡܫܲܕܪ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ̇ ܩܵܐ ܕܡܲܕܟܸܪ ܥܲܠ ܬܦܵܩܬܵܐ.
- haw qim mšadr lī iggarṯā ilīqaṭrōnāytā b-šāḇōˁā dˁḇīrēh qā d-madkir ˁal tpāqtā.
- He sent me an email last week to remind me about the meeting.
See also
- ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (bīldārūṯā ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “email system”)
- ܡܚܲܘܝܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (mḥawyānīṯā ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “e-mail address”)