ܙܕܩܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zɪð.qɑː‿nɑːʃɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܙܸܕ݂ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܵܐ • (ziḏqā nāšāyā) m sg (plural ܙܸܕ݂ܩܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ziḏqē nāšāyē))

1. human right, a basic right that all people should be guaranteed.

   ܗ̇ܘ ܥܵܒ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܕܙܸܕ݂ܩܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― awa ˁāḇōḏānāyā d-ziḏqē nāšāyē ìlēh. ― He is a human rights activist.

Usage notes

• The plural forms are far more common than the singular forms.

Related terms

• ܙܸܕ݂ܩܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܝ݇ܘܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ziḏqē ḥawṯānāyē, “animal rights”)
• ܙܸܕ݂ܩܹ̈ܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ziḏqē mḏīnāyē, “civil rights”)