ܩܘܪܕܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (qurḏāyā, “Kurdish”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ʾīṯ, the language suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qur.ðɑːʔiθː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qur.dɪtː]

Proper noun

ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (qurḏāˀīṯ) m

1. Kurdish, the Kurdish languages taken collectively

   ܟܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܝܬ ܒܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ؟ ― kē qārēt b-qurḏāˀīṯ gāw madraštā? ― Do you read Kurdish at school?

Related terms

• ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܩܘܼܪܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (liššānā qurḏāyā) (formal)