ܒܪܙܒܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܒܲܪ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (bar zaḇnā, “member of the same time”, literally “son of the time”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bar.zaw.nɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܒܲܪܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܝܵܐ • (barzaḇnāyā) (feminine ܒܲܪܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܝܬܵܐ (barzaḇnāytā), plural ܒܲܪ̈ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܝܹܐ (barzaḇnāyē))

1. contemporary, contemporaneous
2. modern

Synonyms

• ܚܲܕܬܵܐ (ḥadtā)
• ܩܵܐܹܡܵܝܵܐ (qāˀēmāyā)
• ܗܵܫܵܝܵܐ (hāšāyā)