ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editFrom ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܝܼܘܿܢ (iwwangilīyōn, “the Gospel”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic إِنْجِيلِيّ (ʔinjīliyy).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܵܐ • (iwwangillāyā) (feminine ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ (iwwangillāytā), plural ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (iwwangillāyē))
- evangelical; related to the gospels or evangelism
- related to evangelicalism or evangelical Protestant Christianity
Noun
editܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܵܐ • (iwwangillāyā) m (plural ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (iwwangillāyē), feminine ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ (iwwangillāytā))
- (Christianity) adherent of evangelical Protestant Christianity
- (by extension) any adherent of Protestant Christianity
- Synonym: ܦܪܘܿܛܸܣܛܲܢܛܵܝܵܐ (prōṭisṭanṭāyā)