ܐܢܢܩܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη (anánkē, “necessity”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɑːnan.qɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ • (ānanqāyā) (feminine ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ (ānanqāytā), plural ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ānanqāyē))

1. important, significant

   ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܕܐܵܗܵܐ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ.

   yulpānā ṭāḇā rābā ānanqāyā ìlēh gāw d-āhā atrā.

   A good education is very important in this country.

Derived terms

• ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ānanqāyūtā, “importance”)
• ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܐܝܼܬ (ānanqāˀīt, “importantly”)