ܦܪܣܡܠܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܪܣܡܠܠܐ

Etymology

Neologism coined and suggested by Kevin Yonan, from the construct form of ܦܪܵܣܵܐ (prāsā, “extension”) +‎ ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (mallālā, “speaker”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [prɑsːmallɑːlɑ]

Noun

ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ • (prāsmallālā) m sg (plural ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܹܐ (prāsmallālē))

1. microphone; pager, walkie-talkie

   Synonym: ܡܝܼܩܪܘܿܦ̮ܘܿܢ (mīqrōfōn)

2. (obsolete) telephone

   Synonyms: ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (ḥūṭāmallālā), ܬܸܠܸܦ̮ܘܿܢ (tillifōn)

Inflection

Inflection of ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (prāsmallālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܝܼ (prāsmallālī)		ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܲܢ (prāsmallālan)
	construct	ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠ (prāsmallāl)	2nd person	ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (prāsmallālūḵ)	ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (prāsmallālāḵ)	ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prāsmallālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (prāsmallālā)	3rd person	ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܹܗ (prāsmallālēh)	ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܗ̇ (prāsmallālāh)	ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܗܘܿܢ (prāsmallālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܝܼ (prāsmallālī)		ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܲܢ (prāsmallālan)
	construct	ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܲܝ (prāsmallālay)	2nd person	ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (prāsmallālūḵ)	ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (prāsmallālāḵ)	ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (prāsmallālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܹܐ (prāsmallālē)	3rd person	ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܘܼܗܝ (prāsmallālūh)	ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܘܿܗ̇ (prāsmallālōh)	ܦܪ̈ܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܗܘܿܢ (prāsmallālhōn)