ܐܣܦܝܪ ܣܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܣܦܝܪ ܣܠܐ

Etymology

Calque of English basketball or Arabic كُرَة اَلسَّلَّة (kurat as-salla)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [is.pirː‿sɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ ܣܵܠܵܐ • (ispēr sālā) m (plural ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ̈ܲܝ ܣܵܠܵܐ (ispēray sālā))

1. basketball
2. a basketball

Derived terms

• ܛܲܐܠܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ ܣܵܠܵܐ (ṭaˀlānā d-ispēr sālā, “basketball player; basketballer”)