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 ilīqaṭrōnāytāf sg (plural ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪ̈ܘܿܢܵܝܹܐ (igrāṯā ilīqaṭrōnāyē))

  1. (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.

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