ܐܢܓܠܝܣ

Ultimately from Italian inglese, borrowed through either Ottoman Turkish انگلیز (ingiliz), Persian انگلیس (engelis, literally “England”) or Arabic إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz, literally “Englishmen”).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡlisː]

ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ • (inglīs) m

1. English language

   ܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܠܲܚ ܣܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ، ܘܡܡܲܠܠܲܚ ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ ܠܒܲܪܵܐ.

   kē mmallaḥ sūrāˀīṯ gāw baytā, w-mmallaḥ inglīs lbarrā.

   We speak Assyrian at home, and English outside.

• ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā, “English, Englishman”)

• ܐܲܢܓܠܝܼܵܐ (anglīyā, “England”)