ܚܘܛܡܠܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܘܛܡܠܠܐ
ܚܘܛܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܝܕܐ

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܠ ܠ (m l l)
6 terms

Neologism coined and suggested by Bailis Shamun, from ܚܘܼܛܵܐ (ḥūṭā, string, line) + ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (mallālā, speaker)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xuːtˤɑːmal.lɑːlɑ]

Noun

ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ • (ḥūṭāmallālā) m (plural ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (ḥūṭāmallālē))

  1. (communication) telephone, phone (device and system for communicating and transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals)
    Synonyms: ܦܪܵܣܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (prāsmallālā), ܬܸܠܸܦ̮ܘܿܢ (tillifōn)
    ܬܸܡܲܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ ܩܵܡ ܡܲܪܥܸܫ ܠܝܼ، ܐܵܦܸܢ ܩܵܠܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ
    timmal b-laylē, ḥūṭāmallālā qām marˁiš lī, āpin qālā lē ìwā rābā rāmā
    Last night, the telephone woke me up, even though the sound wasn't very loud.

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