ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܠܝܩܛܪܘܢܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Partial calque of English email, from ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ (iggartā, “letter”) +‎ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “electronic”). Coined by Bailis Yamlikha Shamun and first published in a 2014 dictionary, as a substitute for the more common Anglicism ܐܝܼܡܲܝܠ (īmayl).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɡ.ɡarːtɑː‿ɪliːqa.tˤro.neːtɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ • (iggartā ilīqaṭrōnāytā) f sg (plural ܐܸܓܪ̈ܵܬܹܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪ̈ܘܿܢܵܝܵܬܹܐ (igrātē ilīqaṭrōnāyātē))

1. (Internet) email (message sent through an email system)

   ܗ̇ܘ ܩܵܡ ܫܲܕܸܪܝܼ ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇ ܠܡܲܕܟ݂ܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܘܼܬ ܬܦܵܩܬܵܐ.

   awa qām šaddirī iggartā ilīqaṭrōnāytā b-šāḇōˁā d-ˁḇīrāh l-madḵūrē lī būt tpāqtā.

   He sent me an email last week to remind me about the meeting.

See also

• ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (bīldārūtā ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “email system”)
• ܡܚܵܘܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼܩܲܛܪܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ (mḥāwyānītā ilīqaṭrōnāytā, “e-mail address”)