ܐܢܢܩܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη (anánkē, “necessity”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ • (ānanqāyā) (feminine ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ (ānanqāytā), plural ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ānanqāyē))
- 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
edit- ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ānanqāyūtā, “importance”)
- ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܐܝܼܬ (ānanqāˀīt, “importantly”)