ܐܢܓܠܝܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz, “Englishmen”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡlisː]

Proper noun

ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ • (inglīs) m

1. English (language)

   ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܠܲܚ ܣܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬ݂ܵܐ، ܘܡܡܲܠܠܲܚ ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ.

   aḥnan kē mmallaḥ sūrāˀīṯ gāw bayṯā, w-mmallaḥ inglīs l-baddar.

   We speak Assyrian at home, and we speak English outside.

Derived terms

• ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā, “English, Englishman”)

Related terms

• ܐܲܢܓܠܝܼܵܐ (anglīyā, “England”)