ܐܢܢܩܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη (anánkē, “necessity”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɑːnan.qɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ • (ānanqāyā) (feminine ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ (ānanqāytā), plural ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ānanqāyē))

  1. important, significant
    ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܕܐܵܗܵܐ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ.
    yulpānā ṭāḇā rābā ānanqāyā ìlēh gāw d-āhā atrā.
    A good education is very important in this country.

Derived terms

  • ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ānanqāyūtā, “importance”)
  • ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܐܝܼܬ (ānanqāˀīt, “importantly”)
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