ܐܢܓܠܝܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian inglese, borrowed through either Ottoman Turkish انگلیز (ingiliz), Persian انگلیس (engelis, literally “England”) or Arabic إِنْجْلِيز (ʔinglīz, literally “Englishmen”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡlisː]

Proper noun

ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ • (inglīs) m

1. the English language

   ܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܠܲܚ ܣܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ، ܘܡܡܲܠܠܲܚ ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣ ܠܒܲܪܵܐ.

   kē mmallaḥ sūrāˀīṯ gāw baytā, w-mmallaḥ inglīs lbarrā.

   We speak Assyrian at home, and English outside.

Derived terms

• ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ (inglīsāyā, “English, Englishman”)

Related terms

• ܐܲܢܓܠܝܼܵܐ (anglīyā, “England”)