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ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܝܼܘܿܢ (iwwangilīyōn, the Gospel) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic إِنْجِيلِيّ (ʔinjīliyy).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪw.wanɡɪlˈlɑːjɑː]

Adjective

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ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܵܐ (iwwangillāyā) (feminine ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ (iwwangillāytā), plural ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (iwwangillāyē))

  1. evangelical; related to the gospels or evangelism
  2. related to evangelicalism or evangelical Protestant Christianity

Noun

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ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܵܐ (iwwangillāyām (plural ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (iwwangillāyē), feminine ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ (iwwangillāytā))

  1. (Christianity) adherent of evangelical Protestant Christianity
  2. (by extension) any adherent of Protestant Christianity
    Synonym: ܦܪܘܿܛܸܣܛܲܢܛܵܝܵܐ (prōṭisṭanṭāyā)