ܓܢܬ ܚܝܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Calque of English zoological garden.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡan.naθ.‿xaj.wɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܢܲܬ݂ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (gannaṯ ḥaywāṯā) f sg (plural ܓܲܢܲܝ̈ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gannay ḥaywāṯā))

  1. zoo, zoological garden (park where live animals are exhibited)
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܐܝܼܩܲܪܬ݂ܝܼ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܓܲܢܲܬ݂ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܚ ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ ܘܦܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ.
    ānā w-īqarṯī zīl lan l-gannaṯ ḥaywāṯā qā d-ḥāzēḥ zārīpē w-pīlē.
    My family and I went to the zoo to see giraffes and elephants.
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