ܐܠܦܒܝܬ

See also: ܐܠܦ-ܒܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܐܵܠܲܦ ܒܹܝܬ݂ (ālap bēṯ)

Etymology

Simple compound of ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap, “Alaph, the first letter of the Syriac alphabet.”) +‎ ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ, “Beth, the second letter of the Syriac alphabet.”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːlap.‿beːθ.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːlap.‿beːθ]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːlap.‿beːθ.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔallap.‿biːt.]

Noun

ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ • (ālapbēṯ) m

1. alphabet (the set of letters used when writing in a language)

   Synonym: ܐܲܒܓܲܕ (abgad, “Abjad, Alphabet”)

   ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܘܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܐܵܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ.

   ālapbēṯ surrāyā īṯ lēh ˁisrīn w-tartēn ātwātē.

   The Assyrian alphabet has twenty-four letters.

Derived terms

• ܥܲܠ ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ (ˁal ālapbēṯ, “alphabetically”)