ܐܣܦܝܪ ܛܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܣܦܝܪ ܛܘܣܐ

Etymology

Calque of English volleyball or Arabic كُرَة اَلْطَّائِرَة (kurat aṭ-ṭāʔira)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [is.pirː‿tˤoːsɑː]

Noun

ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ ܛܵܘܣܵܐ • (ispēr ṭāwsā) m (plural ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ̈ܲܝ ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (ispēray ṭāwsā))

1. volleyball
2. a volleyball

Derived terms

• ܛܲܐܠܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (ṭaˀlānā d-ispēr ṭāwsā, “volleyballer”)