ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢ (“amber”), from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), reinterpreted as “electron” from English.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.liqːtˤron.]

Noun

ܐܸܠܝܼܩܛܪܘܿܢ • (ilīqṭrōn) m sg (plural ܐܸܠܝܼܩܛܪܹ̈ܐ (ilīqṭrē) or ܐܸܠܝܼܩܛܪ̈ܘܿܢܹܐ (ilīqṭrōnē))

1. (physics) electron (member of the class of negatively-charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)

Derived terms

• ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (ilīqaṭrōnāyā, “electronic”)