ܟܢܘܫܝܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܢ ܫ (k n š)
8 terms

Etymology

From ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܐ (knušyā, “society; community”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [knuʃ.jɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܵܐ • (knušyāyā) (feminine ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܬܵܐ (knušyāytā), plural ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܹ̈ܐ (knušyāyē))

1. social, mass
2. (grammar) plural, pertaining to the plural

   Synonym: ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܢܵܝܵܐ (sagīˀānāyā)

Derived terms

• ܙܲܕܝܼܩܘܼܬܵܐ ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܬܵܐ (zadīqūtā knušyāytā, “social justice”)
• ܚܘܼܨܵܦܵܐ ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܵܐ (ḥuṣṣāpā knušyāyā, “peer pressure”)
• ܝܘܼܕܵܥܵܐ ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܵܐ (yuddāˁā knušyāyā, “social media”)
• ܢܵܘܠܵܐ ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܵܐ (nāwlā knušyāyā, “social network”)