ܒܘܩܠܪܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουκελλάριοι (boukellárioi), from Latin bucellārii, group of soldiers in the Roman and Byzantine Empires who served as guards or bodyguards of dignitaries.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [buq.lɑːˈriːjɑː]

Noun

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ܒܘܼܩܠܵܪܝܼܵܐ (buqlārīyām (plural ܒܘܼܩܠܵܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (buqlārīyē), feminine ܒܘܼܩܠܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (buqlārīṯā))

  1. bodyguard
    Synonym: ܢܵܛܲܪ ܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (nāṭar paḡrā)

Inflection

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