ܒܝܠܕܪܘܬܐ ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Calque of English email, from ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (bīldārūtā, mail) +‎ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ilīqaṭrōnāytā, electronic). 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): [bilːdɑːruːtɑː‿ɪliːqa.tˤro.neːtɑː]

Noun

ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ • (bīldārūtā ilīqaṭrōnāytāf

  1. (Internet) electronic mail, email (system for transferring messages from one computer to another)
    ܗ̇ܘ ܩܵܡ ܫܲܕܸܪܝܼ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ.
    awa qām šaddirī b-urḥā d-bīldārūtā ilīqaṭrōnāytā timmāl.
    He sent me his details via email yesterday.

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