ܐܘܪܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit वृष (vṛṣa), via Kurdish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔur.zɑː]

Noun

ܐܘܼܪܙܵܐ • (urzā) m sg (plural ܐܘܼܪ̈ܙܹܐ (urzē))

1. (modern, slang) guy, youth, young man

   Synonyms: ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā), ܓ̰ܘܲܢܩܵܐ (jwanqā)

2. (slang) man, male, husband

   Synonyms: ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā, “man, husband”), ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ (diḵrā, “male”)