Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܫ ܠ ܛ (š l ṭ)
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Etymology

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Calque of French bureaucratie, from ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܬ (šalīṭūt, rule of) +‎ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā, bureau, office).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃa.liːtˤutː‿max.təwɑː]

Noun

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ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܬ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (šalīṭūt maḵtḇāf (plural ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܵܬ̈ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (šalīṭwāt maḵtḇā))

  1. bureaucracy (government by bureaus or system of administration)
    Synonym: ܒܝܼܪܘܿܩܪܵܛܝܼܵܐ (bīrōqrāṭīyā)

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