ܩܛܠ ܥܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܩܛܲܠܥܲܡܵܐ (qṭalˁammā)

Etymology

Literally, “killing of a nation”, a neologism as a partial calque of Latin genocīdium.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qətˤal.‿ʕammɑː]

Noun

ܩܛܲܠ ܥܲܡܵܐ • (qṭal ˁammā) m (plural ܩܸܛܠܲܝ̈ ܥܲܡܵܐ (qiṭlay ˁammā) or ܩܸܛܠܲܝ̈ ܥܲܡܡܹ̈ܐ (qiṭlay ˁammē))

1. genocide

   Synonym: ܡܣܝܼܦܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msīpānūṯā)