ܓܢܬ ܚܝܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܦܝܠ̈ܐ ܓܘ ܓܢܬ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ

Etymology

Calque of English zoological garden.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡan.naθ.‿xaj.wɑːθeː]

Noun

ܓܲܢܲܬ݂ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ • (gannaṯ ḥaywāṯē) f sg (plural ܓܲܢܲܝ̈ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (gannay ḥaywāṯē))

  1. zoo, zoological garden (park where live animals are exhibited)
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܐܝܼܩܲܪܬ݂ܝܼ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܓܲܢܲܬ݂ ܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܲܚ ܙܵܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ ܘܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ.
    ānā w-īqarṯī zīl lan l-gannaṯ ḥaywāṯē qā d-ḥāzaḥ zārīpē w-pīlē.
    My family and I went to the zoo to see giraffes and elephants.

Inflection

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