ܓܢܬ ܚܝܘܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

ܦܝܠ̈ܐ ܓܘ ܓܢܬ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ

Etymology[edit]

Calque of English zoological garden.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡan.naθ.‿xaj.wɑːθeː]

Noun[edit]

ܓܲܢܲܬ݂ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (gannaṯ ḥaywāṯēf sg (plural ܓܲܢܲܝ̈ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (gannay ḥaywāṯē))

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

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