ܚܫܘܒܐ ܡܙܝܥܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܫܘܒܐ ܡܙܝܥܢܐ

Alternative forms

• ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܬܬܙܝܼܥܵܢܵܐ (ḥāšōḇā mittzīˁānā)

Etymology

Calque of French ordinateur portable as substitute for the more common Anglicism ܠܵܦܬܘܿܦ (lāptōp).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɑːʃoːwɑː‿məziːʕɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܙܝܼܥܵܢܵܐ • (ḥāšōḇā mzīˁānā) m sg (plural ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܡܙܝܼܥܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥāšōḇē mzīˁānē))

1. (computing) laptop

   ܟܠ ܐܸܣܟܘܿܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܩܲܒܠܝܼ ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܙܝܼܥܵܢܵܐ ܘܡܢܲܛܪܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ.

   kul iskollāyē kē qablī ḥāšōḇā mzīˁānā w-mnaṭrānūtā ḥulmānāytā dīlānāytā.

   All students receive a laptop and private health insurance.